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VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
IBorrowDesk Review, Pricing, and Features
IBorrowDesk tracks stock-borrow availability and fees from Interactive Brokers' securities-lending data. It is useful for short sellers and event-driven researchers watching hard-to-borrow pressure in stocks and ETFs. It reflects IBKR only, not the whole lending market; longer history and CSV exports require Patron support.
Best for
- Short sellers and event-driven traders monitoring Interactive Brokers borrow availability and fee changes.
- Users searching for borrow fee history looking for a free ticker page, with Patron history/CSV exports for power users.
- Researchers using borrow cost and availability as one short-interest/liquidity signal before checking broader securities-lending data.
Watch out
- IBorrowDesk reflects Interactive Brokers availability and fees, not the full securities-lending market.
- Patreon supporters unlock longer history, CSV exports, larger watchlists, and more alerts.
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Pricing
Free • From $1/mo · 3 plans
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Key features
- Tracking borrow fee percentages and shortable share availability for stocks and ETFs from Interactive Brokers public data.
- Ticker pages to review recent borrow snapshots with timestamps, fee rates, and available shares.
- Monitor intraday changes with roughly 15-minute refreshes during North American trading hours and slower weekday updates outside those hours.
- Support for adding tickers to watchlists and set alerts for borrow availability or fee changes.
- IBorrowDesk as one input for short-interest, squeeze-risk, borrow-cost, and liquidity research.
- Upgrade through Patreon when you need ad-free use, more alerts, all-time history, or CSV historical export.
- The IBKR-only data scope before generalizing borrow availability or rates to other brokers and lending markets.
- Unaffiliated with Interactive Brokers, although the borrow data source is IBKR.
- IEX quote context only as supporting market context next to the borrow data.
- IBorrowDesk is a borrow-fee monitoring site, not a broker, full securities-lending market feed, public API, or investment recommendation engine.
FAQ
Is IBorrowDesk free?
Not entirely. IBorrowDesk includes a free tier, but its paid subscription options unlock more capacity. Visit the vendor site for current limits and pricing.
Who is IBorrowDesk best for?
It suits beginner, intermediate, and advanced users.
What platforms and connections does IBorrowDesk support?
You can use IBorrowDesk on Web.
Which markets does IBorrowDesk cover?
IBorrowDesk covers North America, Europe, APAC, and LatAm. It tracks Stocks and ETFs. Identifiers include Ticker.
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