Highest Borrow-Fee Stocks Today: June 24, 2026 — Hard-to-Borrow Rates
ATPC carries the highest IBKR borrow fee in Tapeboard's market-wide ranking at 658.6% annualized as of June 24, 2026, with 12 names in the hard-to-borrow or extreme tier.
TL;DR: As of 10:50 PM ET on June 24, 2026, ATPC carries the highest IBKR borrow fee in Tapeboard's market-wide ranking at 658.6% annualized. The next costliest names are GOVX at 250.2% and NRDY at 50.8% annualized.
The costliest name to borrow on a market-wide basis is ATPC at 658.6% annualized as of June 24, 2026. That borrow fee is the annualized stock-loan cost a short seller pays to hold the position. Fees on today's list span 0.5% to 658.6% annualized; the median is 6%. A word of honest context before the table: ultra-high rates in the triple-digit range typically flag distressed, very-low-float, or nearly un-locatable names rather than conventional short squeeze setups. A high cost-to-short tells you shares are scarce in the lending pool — it does not, on its own, tell you the stock is about to rise.
Today's Hard-to-Borrow Rate Table
| Rank | Symbol | Annualized Borrow Fee | Rebate Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATPC | 658.6% | −655.0% |
| 2 | GOVX | 250.2% | −246.6% |
| 3 | NRDY | 50.8% | −47.2% |
| 4 | OST | 49.2% | −45.6% |
| 5 | LCID | 33.3% | −29.7% |
| 6 | OPAD | 27.0% | −23.3% |
| 7 | CETX | 26.5% | −22.8% |
| 8 | BYND | 25.9% | −22.3% |
| 9 | BIRD | 19.1% | −15.4% |
| 10 | SPCE | 12.5% | −8.9% |
| 11 | FNGD | 12.3% | −8.7% |
| 12 | CRMT | 11.8% | −8.2% |
| 13 | XRX | 6.0% | −2.3% |
| 14 | ABCL | 5.3% | −1.7% |
| 15 | ALPP | 4.7% | −1.1% |
| 16 | FUBO | 3.8% | −0.2% |
| 17 | OCGN | 2.9% | 0.7% |
| 18 | IBRX | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| 19 | INDI | 1.3% | 2.3% |
| 20 | GRPN | 1.3% | 2.3% |
| 21 | CSIQ | 1.2% | 2.4% |
| 22 | EVGO | 1.0% | 2.7% |
| 23 | RXRX | 0.6% | 3.0% |
| 24 | BTDR | 0.6% | 3.1% |
| 25 | ARCT | 0.5% | 3.1% |
*Source: IBKR Securities Lending rates as compiled by Tapeboard, June 24, 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 24, 2026, 12 names on today's market-wide list fell in the hard-to-borrow or extreme tier. The cluster at the top — ATPC, GOVX, NRDY, and OST — sits well into the extreme band, where shares are nearly impossible to locate. ATPC and GOVX in particular are the kind of low-float, distressed-profile names where a triple-digit fee reflects an almost empty lending pool rather than a clean squeeze thesis.
What a High Borrow Fee Signals
An annualized borrow fee is the stock-loan cost a short seller pays to keep a position open. A high fee reflects scarcity in the lendable pool — there simply are not enough shares available to borrow at a low rate. But a high fee does not by itself predict a squeeze. Names carrying triple-digit fees are often distressed, very-low-float, post-reverse-split, or recently IPO'd stocks where shares are almost impossible to locate. High cost-to-short is not the same thing as squeeze potential. In Tapeboard's composite squeeze score, the borrow fee is weighted 25% and is read alongside short interest, price momentum, and volume rather than in isolation. For the full weighting, see the methodology.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which stocks have the highest borrow fees today?
As of June 24, 2026, the three most expensive stocks to borrow on a market-wide basis are ATPC at 658.6% annualized, GOVX at 250.2%, and NRDY at 50.8%. These rates reflect IBKR securities-lending conditions compiled by Tapeboard at 10:50 PM ET.
What is considered a high stock borrow fee?
Tapeboard classifies annualized borrow fees as normal (under 2%), elevated (2–10%), hard-to-borrow (10–50%), and extreme (above 50%). Anything in the hard-to-borrow or extreme tier signals that shares are genuinely scarce in the lending pool. As of June 24, 2026, 12 of today's 25 ranked names landed in those two tiers.
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. These rates are daily snapshots, not real-time intraday quotes, and they may differ from the borrow rates shown at other brokers.
Data and Methodology
Borrow fee: sourced from IBKR Stock Loan Availability, updated daily each evening, and ranked market-wide across all tracked securities. Rebate rate: from IBKR Securities Lending data where available; a negative rebate means the borrower pays an additional cost on top of the stated fee. 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.