Shorting ETFs at IB

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Is anyone up to date on the availability of ETF shares at IB that can generally be shorted -- such as IWM, XLE, EWJ, SMH, XLF, MDY, XLU, SLB, EEM, XLY, IYR, GLD, EFA, SLV, IJR, RKH, and XLI?

All of these ETFs traded greater than 1 million shares on Friday.

My thanks to all who respond.

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[stevegee58]

Here's a list of all shortable stocks on IB today:

http://www.interactivebrokers.com/e...cntry=usa&tag=United States&ib_entity=llc&ln=

 

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Def -- Can you please tell me in general how shortable the above listed ETFs are on a typical day for 1000 or more shares? Thanks.

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[stevegee58]

Maybe someone else can jump in here since I don't short stocks. I'd rather buy a put on an optionable stock since there's no uptick rule and the risk is limited.

 

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Steve, there's no uptick rule with ETFs.

 

[def]

if they are on the short list there should be plenty available. (the russell can be an exception as it is difficult and costly to create).

 

[AAAintheBeltway]

Just randomly clicking on the IB shortable list, I noticed that the popup for SMH indicates it is not shortable, even though it is on the list of shortable stocks. The popup for SPY says it is shortable.