As a primary provider of securities lending data, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) also maintains a public record of its own stock's borrow fees and availability. Monitoring the borrow fee for IBKR itself provides insight into the cost of shorting the broker-dealer. While specific fee percentages fluctuate based on daily demand and supply, the availability of these metrics on the IBorrowDesk platform allows traders to track the cost of capital for short positions in real-time. Traders should note that these fees are specific to the Interactive Brokers lending pool and may differ from the broader market average.
Signal data sourced from IBorrowDesk. This post is an original analysis prepared by The Forensic Ledger from publicly available data. Not investment advice.
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