Highest Borrow-Fee Stocks Today: July 6, 2026 — Hard-to-Borrow Rates
ATPC tops Tapeboard's market-wide borrow-fee ranking at 575.1% annualized as of July 6, 2026, with 9 names sitting in the hard-to-borrow or extreme tier.
TL;DR: As of 10:50 PM ET on July 6, 2026, ATPC carries the highest IBKR borrow fee in Tapeboard's market-wide ranking at 575.1% annualized. The next two most expensive names to borrow are RGC at 263.3% and GOVX at 254.2%, both as of July 6, 2026.
The costliest name to borrow on a market-wide basis is ATPC at 575.1% annualized as of July 6, 2026. Fees on today's list span 0.5% to 575.1% annualized; the median is 5.4%. A quick note of context: ultra-high rates in the triple-digit range typically flag distressed or nearly un-locatable names — very-low-float, post-reverse-split, or recently IPO'd stocks where shares are almost impossible to source — rather than conventional short squeeze setups. A high cost-to-short means the stock is scarce in the lending pool, not that it is poised to rise.
Today's Hard-to-Borrow Rate Table
| Rank | Symbol | Annualized Borrow Fee | Rebate Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATPC | 575.1% | −571.4% |
| 2 | RGC | 263.3% | −259.7% |
| 3 | GOVX | 254.2% | −250.6% |
| 4 | QH | 167.8% | −164.2% |
| 5 | KIDZ | 109.7% | −106.1% |
| 6 | LCID | 57.6% | −53.9% |
| 7 | OST | 49.2% | −45.6% |
| 8 | BYND | 31.2% | −27.5% |
| 9 | SPCE | 11.6% | −8.0% |
| 10 | OCGN | 9.6% | −5.9% |
| 11 | CRMT | 9.4% | −5.8% |
| 12 | RUM | 8.7% | −5.1% |
| 13 | XRX | 5.4% | −1.7% |
| 14 | FUBO | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| 15 | IBRX | 2.6% | 1.0% |
| 16 | CSIQ | 1.8% | 1.9% |
| 17 | GRPN | 1.6% | 2.1% |
| 18 | INDI | 1.5% | 2.1% |
| 19 | EVGO | 1.0% | 2.6% |
| 20 | ASTS | 0.7% | 2.9% |
| 21 | ARCT | 0.6% | 3.0% |
| 22 | RXRX | 0.6% | 3.1% |
| 23 | BTDR | 0.6% | 3.1% |
| 24 | PATH | 0.5% | 3.1% |
| 25 | NVAX | 0.5% | 3.2% |
*Source: IBKR Securities Lending rates as compiled by Tapeboard, July 6, 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 July 6, 2026, 9 names on today's market-wide list fell in the hard-to-borrow or extreme tier. The extreme cluster at the top of the table — ATPC, RGC, GOVX, QH, KIDZ, and LCID — sits above the 50% line, which is the zone where locating shares to borrow becomes genuinely difficult rather than merely expensive.
What a High Borrow Fee Signals
An annualized borrow fee is the stock-loan cost a short seller pays to hold a borrowed position. A high fee reflects scarcity in the lendable pool: when few shares are available to lend relative to demand, the price of borrowing them rises. 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 as squeeze potential. In Tapeboard's framework, the borrow fee is weighted 25% in the composite squeeze score; it is one input, not a verdict. For the full picture, see the methodology.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which stocks have the highest borrow fees today?
As of July 6, 2026, ATPC carries the highest annualized borrow fee at 575.1%, followed by RGC at 263.3% and GOVX at 254.2%. These are the three most expensive names to borrow across Tapeboard's market-wide 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 meaningful scarcity in the lending pool. Fees above 50% mark names that are difficult to locate, not just costly.
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 figures, not real-time intraday quotes, and may differ from the rates you see at other brokers.
Data and Methodology
Borrow fee: IBKR Stock Loan Availability, updated daily each evening, market-wide. Rebate rate: IBKR Securities Lending data, reported where available; a negative rebate means the borrower pays an additional cost on top of the base fee. This ranking is sorted by annualized borrow fee descending and factors in no other variable — it is a pure cost-to-short leaderboard, not a squeeze screen. See today's full squeeze analysis for the 7-factor composite ranking, which also weighs short interest, price momentum, and volume, 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.
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