Highest Borrow-Fee Stocks Today: June 29, 2026 — Hard-to-Borrow Rates
ATPC is the costliest stock to borrow on June 29, 2026 at 495.9% annualized, leading a market-wide list where 13 names sit in the hard-to-borrow or extreme tier.
TL;DR: As of 10:50 PM ET on June 29, 2026, ATPC carries the highest IBKR borrow fee in Tapeboard's market-wide ranking at 495.9% annualized. Behind it, GETY is the second-costliest name to borrow at 194.1% annualized and QH is third at 161.3% annualized, both as of June 29, 2026.
The costliest name to borrow on a market-wide basis is ATPC at 495.9% annualized as of June 29, 2026. Fees on today's list span 0.4% to 495.9% annualized; the median is 10.3%. A word of 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 scarce borrow tells you it is expensive to short a stock — it does not, by itself, tell you the stock is about to rise.
Today's Hard-to-Borrow Rate Table
| Rank | Symbol | Annualized Borrow Fee | Rebate Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATPC | 495.9% | −492.3% |
| 2 | GETY | 194.1% | −190.5% |
| 3 | QH | 161.3% | −157.7% |
| 4 | BYND | 78.7% | −75.1% |
| 5 | NRDY | 56.4% | −52.8% |
| 6 | LCID | 55.1% | −51.4% |
| 7 | OST | 49.2% | −45.6% |
| 8 | SHFS | 45.7% | −42.1% |
| 9 | XRX | 30.6% | −27.0% |
| 10 | EBET | 27.6% | −23.9% |
| 11 | TOPS | 18.8% | −15.2% |
| 12 | SPCE | 15.6% | −12.0% |
| 13 | OCGN | 10.3% | −6.7% |
| 14 | RUM | 9.4% | −5.8% |
| 15 | ABCL | 7.1% | −3.5% |
| 16 | CRMT | 6.4% | −2.8% |
| 17 | IBRX | 3.2% | 0.4% |
| 18 | GRPN | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| 19 | INDI | 1.3% | 2.3% |
| 20 | EVGO | 1.0% | 2.6% |
| 21 | CSIQ | 1.0% | 2.6% |
| 22 | ASAN | 0.5% | 3.1% |
| 23 | NVAX | 0.5% | 3.2% |
| 24 | CRSP | 0.4% | 3.2% |
| 25 | KOD | 0.4% | 3.2% |
*Source: IBKR Securities Lending rates as compiled by Tapeboard, June 29, 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 29, 2026, 13 names on today's market-wide list fell in the hard-to-borrow or extreme tier. That count tells you how much of the ranking is genuinely scarce in the lending pool versus merely elevated: the top of the table is dominated by extreme-tier names where locating shares is the binding constraint, while the back half clusters in the normal and elevated bands where shorting remains routine and cheap.
What a High Borrow Fee Signals
An annualized borrow fee is the stock-loan cost a short seller pays to borrow shares before selling them. A high fee reflects scarcity in the lendable pool — demand to short the stock outstrips the supply of shares available to lend. Critically, a high borrow 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 as squeeze potential. A scarce, expensive borrow can persist for months in a name that simply keeps grinding lower on weak fundamentals. In Tapeboard's composite squeeze score, the borrow fee is weighted 25% — meaningful, but only one of several inputs. To weigh borrow cost alongside short interest, price momentum, and volume, see the methodology.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which stocks have the highest borrow fees today?
As of June 29, 2026, ATPC carries the highest annualized borrow fee at 495.9%, followed by GETY at 194.1% and QH at 161.3%. These are the three most expensive names to borrow across Tapeboard's market-wide IBKR ranking.
What is considered a high stock borrow fee?
Tapeboard categorizes 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 real scarcity in the lending pool. Triple-digit fees are reserved for the most difficult-to-locate securities.
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 updated daily, not streamed real-time intraday, so they can shift through the next session. They may also differ from the borrow rates quoted at other brokers.
Data and Methodology
Borrow fee figures are sourced from IBKR Stock Loan Availability data, updated daily each evening, and ranked market-wide across all IBKR-tracked securities. Rebate rates are drawn 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.