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IBKR's Securities Loan Borrow (SLB) system is a fully electronic, self-service utility that lets clients search for availability of shortable securities from within our Client Portal account management platform. The system updates periodically throughout the day. Use the shortable search tool to:
The list of shortable stocks is indicative only and is subject to change. IBKR does not accept short sale orders for US stocks that are not eligible for DTC continuous net settlement (CNS) and all short sale orders are subject to approval by IBKR.
Americas |
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Country | Shortable Stocks |
United States | Shortable: 17606 Listed for Trading: 21619 |
Canada | Shortable: 2964 Listed for Trading: 5489 |
Mexico | Shortable: 576 Listed for Trading: 2754 |
Europe |
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Country | Shortable Stocks |
Germany | Shortable: 7205 Listed for Trading: 17017 |
United Kingdom | Shortable: 3902 Listed for Trading: 8919 |
France | Shortable: 2109 Listed for Trading: 3585 |
Netherlands | Shortable: 3606 Listed for Trading: 9328 |
Switzerland | Shortable: 1004 Listed for Trading: 2909 |
Belgium | Shortable: 116 Listed for Trading: 127 |
Sweden | Shortable: 254 Listed for Trading: 1203 |
Spain | Shortable: 114 Listed for Trading: 320 |
Austria | Shortable: 181 Listed for Trading: 225 |
Italy | Shortable: 968 Listed for Trading: 2651 |
Asia |
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Country | Shortable Stocks |
Australia | Shortable: 151 Listed for Trading: 2627 |
Japan | Shortable: 806 Listed for Trading: 4443 |
Hong Kong | Shortable: 625 Listed for Trading: 6769 |
India | None available at this time |
Singapore | None available at this time |
The Availability List for bonds is indicative only and is subject to change. All short sale orders are subject to approval by IBKR.
There are two factors for daily cost/revenues associated with short selling of stocks and bonds at IBKR:
For more information see: