Highest Borrow-Fee Stocks Today: November 4, 2026 — Hard-to-Borrow Rates
DKI carries the highest borrow fee at 601.1% annualized on November 4, 2026, with 16 names in today's hard-to-borrow or extreme tier.
TL;DR: As of 9:50 PM ET on November 4, 2026, DKI carries the highest borrow fee in Tapeboard's market-wide ranking at 601.1% annualized. JZ ranks second at 596.8% annualized, and BIAF ranks third at 170.2% annualized.
The costliest name to borrow on a market-wide basis is DKI at 601.1% annualized as of November 4, 2026. Fees on today's list span 2.4% to 601.1% annualized; the median is 15.2%. Ultra-high rates in the triple-digit range typically flag distressed or nearly un-locatable names rather than conventional squeeze setups. A borrow fee is the annualized stock-loan cost a short seller pays, and a high fee reflects scarcity in the lendable pool.
Today's Hard-to-Borrow Rate Table
| Rank | Symbol | Annualized Borrow Fee | Rebate Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DKI | 601.1% | −597.3% |
| 2 | JZ | 596.8% | −592.9% |
| 3 | BIAF | 170.2% | −166.3% |
| 4 | CETX | 117.7% | −113.8% |
| 5 | PARA | 81.0% | −77.1% |
| 6 | TOPS | 66.9% | −63.0% |
| 7 | SHFS | 60.4% | −56.5% |
| 8 | GRRR | 44.0% | −40.1% |
| 9 | BYND | 26.1% | −22.2% |
| 10 | CRIS | 19.3% | −15.4% |
| 11 | FNGR | 16.5% | −12.6% |
| 12 | KAVL | 15.6% | −11.7% |
| 13 | KITT | 15.2% | −11.3% |
| 14 | ZEO | 12.5% | −8.6% |
| 15 | LCID | 11.1% | −7.2% |
| 16 | BIRD | 10.4% | −6.6% |
| 17 | VVOS | 8.1% | −4.3% |
| 18 | OCGN | 6.2% | −2.3% |
| 19 | AISP | 4.1% | −0.2% |
| 20 | EVTL | 4.0% | −0.1% |
| 21 | TE | 3.7% | 0.2% |
| 22 | EH | 3.4% | 0.5% |
| 23 | HIVE | 3.3% | 0.6% |
| 24 | WB | 2.7% | 1.2% |
| 25 | FUBO | 2.4% | 1.4% |
*Source: securities-lending rates as compiled by Tapeboard, November 4, 2026 9:50 PM ET. Market-wide ranking across all 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 November 4, 2026, 16 names on today's market-wide list fell in the hard-to-borrow or extreme tier.
What a High Borrow Fee Signals
An annualized borrow fee is the stock-loan cost a short seller pays to borrow shares. A high fee reflects scarcity in the lendable pool, meaning shares are difficult to locate. It does not by itself predict a short squeeze. Names with 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. Borrow fee is weighted 25% in Tapeboard's composite squeeze score, which also factors in short interest, price momentum, and volume. See the methodology.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which stocks have the highest borrow fees today?
DKI leads at 601.1% annualized as of November 4, 2026, followed by JZ at 596.8% annualized and BIAF at 170.2% annualized.
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%). Today, 16 names sit in the hard-to-borrow or extreme tier.
Where do these borrow rates come from?
Tapeboard compiles stock-loan borrow fees daily and refreshes them each evening across the full market universe. Rates are daily, not real-time intraday, and may differ from rates at other brokers.
Data and Methodology
Borrow fee data comes from broker-dealer stock-loan data, updated daily each evening across the market-wide universe. Rebate rate data comes from securities-lending data, where available. See the Short Squeeze Score ranking, the full daily archive, or the hard-to-borrow leaderboard for the live pillar.
What Changed vs the Previous Record
DKI enters the top 5 at rank 1 at 601.1402% annualized, new to the leaderboard. JZ enters the top 5 at rank 2 at 596.8014% annualized, new to the leaderboard. BIAF enters the top 5 at rank 3 at 170.1882% annualized, new to the leaderboard. CETX borrow fee rose from 91.6% to 117.6736% annualized since the previous record. SHFS borrow fee fell from 173.4% to 60.3964% annualized since the previous record. SHFS drops out of the top 5, having previously held rank 1 at 173.4% annualized.
This record is for educational and informational purposes only and is not investment advice. Borrow fees reflect securities-lending conditions reported in daily securities-lending 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.