Highest Borrow-Fee Stocks Today: June 19, 2026 — Hard-to-Borrow Rates
ATPC carries the highest IBKR borrow fee on June 19, 2026 at 652.3% annualized; 9 names on today's market-wide list fall in the hard-to-borrow or extreme tier.
TL;DR: As of 10:50 PM ET on June 19, 2026, ATPC carries the highest IBKR borrow fee in Tapeboard's market-wide ranking at 652.3% annualized. QH ranks second at 251.5% and GOVX third at 223.5%.
The costliest name to borrow on a market-wide basis is ATPC at 652.3% annualized as of June 19, 2026. Fees on today's list span 0.4% to 652.3% annualized; the median is 3.5%. At the extreme end of that range, triple-digit annualized borrow fees typically flag distressed or nearly un-locatable stocks — names where the lending pool has nearly dried up — rather than conventional short squeeze setups driven by elevated short interest and bullish price momentum.
Today's Hard-to-Borrow Rate Table
| Rank | Symbol | Annualized Borrow Fee | Rebate Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATPC | 652.3% | −648.7% |
| 2 | QH | 251.5% | −247.8% |
| 3 | GOVX | 223.5% | −219.8% |
| 4 | OST | 49.2% | −45.6% |
| 5 | OPAD | 38.6% | −34.9% |
| 6 | CETX | 26.4% | −22.7% |
| 7 | LCID | 26.1% | −22.5% |
| 8 | BYND | 23.5% | −19.9% |
| 9 | BIRD | 18.7% | −15.1% |
| 10 | RUM | 8.2% | −4.6% |
| 11 | CRMT | 7.7% | −4.0% |
| 12 | ALPP | 6.7% | −3.1% |
| 13 | IBRX | 3.5% | 0.1% |
| 14 | GRPN | 1.5% | 2.2% |
| 15 | INDI | 1.3% | 2.3% |
| 16 | EVGO | 1.0% | 2.7% |
| 17 | RNA | 0.9% | 2.7% |
| 18 | ARCT | 0.6% | 3.0% |
| 19 | RXRX | 0.6% | 3.0% |
| 20 | PLAY | 0.6% | 3.0% |
| 21 | BTDR | 0.6% | 3.1% |
| 22 | ASAN | 0.5% | 3.2% |
| 23 | NVAX | 0.5% | 3.2% |
| 24 | ARRY | 0.4% | 3.2% |
| 25 | KOD | 0.4% | 3.2% |
*Source: IBKR Securities Lending rates as compiled by Tapeboard, June 19, 2026 10:50 PM ET. Market-wide ranking across all IBKR-tracked securities. Not investment advice.*
Borrow-Fee Tiers
Tapeboard categorizes annualized borrow fees as normal (under 2%), elevated (2–10%), hard-to-borrow (10–50%), and extreme (above 50%). On June 19, 2026, 9 names on today's market-wide list fell in the hard-to-borrow or extreme tier.
The three extreme-tier names — ATPC at 652.3%, QH at 251.5%, and GOVX at 223.5% as of June 19, 2026 — each carry annualized fees that would cost a short seller several times a stock's price per year to maintain. The six names in the hard-to-borrow tier (OST, OPAD, CETX, LCID, BYND, and BIRD) range from 18.7% to 49.2% as of June 19, 2026. The remaining 16 names on the list fall in the elevated or normal tier, with rates at or below 8.2%.
What a High Borrow Fee Signals
An annualized borrow fee is the stock-loan cost a short seller pays to maintain a short position over a full year. A high fee reflects scarcity in the lendable pool: when few shares are available to borrow, the cost of opening or maintaining a short position rises accordingly. The negative rebate rates visible in the table above represent additional cost to the borrower on top of the fee — the deeper the negative, the more punishing the carry.
A high borrow fee does not by itself predict a short squeeze. Names with triple-digit fees are often distressed companies, very-low-float stocks, post-reverse-split names, or recently IPO'd securities where shares are nearly impossible to locate. High cost-to-short is not the same as squeeze potential. Generating a squeeze requires not only scarce shares but also meaningful short interest, bullish price momentum, and a catalyst.
Borrow fee is weighted 25% in Tapeboard's composite squeeze score — alongside price momentum, volume, and other factors — as described in the methodology. The ranking above reflects lending-pool scarcity alone and should not be read as a ranking of squeeze probability.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which stocks have the highest borrow fees today?
As of June 19, 2026, ATPC carries the highest IBKR borrow fee at 652.3% annualized, followed by QH at 251.5% and GOVX at 223.5%. All three fall in Tapeboard's extreme tier, meaning the annualized fee exceeds 50% — a level that reflects near-total scarcity in the lending pool.
What is considered a high stock borrow fee?
Tapeboard defines four tiers: normal (under 2%), elevated (2–10%), hard-to-borrow (10–50%), and extreme (above 50%). Rates above 10% indicate material scarcity in the lending pool; rates above 50% are rare and typically flag distressed, very-low-float, or post-reverse-split names where shares are exceptionally difficult to locate.
Where do these borrow rates come from?
Tapeboard compiles IBKR Securities Lending borrow fees daily and refreshes them each evening across the full market universe. Rates are daily, not real-time intraday, and may differ from borrow rates quoted at other brokers.
Data and Methodology
Borrow fee data is sourced from IBKR Stock Loan Availability, updated daily each evening, covering the full market-wide universe of IBKR-tracked securities. Rebate rate data is sourced from IBKR Securities Lending, where available.
See today's full squeeze analysis for the 7-factor composite ranking, or the hard-to-borrow leaderboard for the live pillar.
This post is for educational and informational purposes only and is not investment advice. Borrow fees reflect securities-lending conditions reported in IBKR's daily data; they are not real-time intraday rates and may differ from rates at other brokers. A high borrow fee does not constitute a buy or sell signal. Short selling carries unlimited downside risk. Editor: Marcus Reilly.