VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Sunday, October 5, 2025

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Head-to-head

IBorrowDesk vs Investing.com comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

IBorrowDesk adds Short Interest coverage that Investing.com skips.

Investing.com includes Screeners, ETF Screeners, Portfolio, News, Calendar, Dividends, Splits, IPO, Financials, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, Options, and Interest Rates categories that IBorrowDesk omits.

IBorrowDesk highlights: Borrow fee percentages and shortable share availability, sourced directly from Interactive Brokers public datasets., Intraday refresh cadence: ~15 minutes during North American trading hours; hourly outside of them on weekdays., and Per-ticker pages show recent borrow snapshots with timestamps, plus options to add tickers to a watchlist or set alerts..

Investing.com is known for: Global multi-asset coverage across stocks, ETFs, bonds, commodities, currencies, crypto, futures, and options with real-time charts on web and mobile., Extensive calendars for economic events, earnings, dividends, splits, IPOs, and options expirations, with user-configurable alerts., and Portfolio and watchlist syncing across devices, with CSV import for holdings..

Investing.com offers mobile access, which IBorrowDesk skips.

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IBorrowDesk

iborrowdesk.com

Tracks stock-loan availability and borrow fee data as reported by Interactive Brokers (IBKR). Updates roughly every 15 minutes during North American trading hours and hourly elsewhere on weekdays. The data reflects IBKR only and not the wider market. The site is unaffiliated with IBKR; displayed quotes are provided by IEX. A paid Patron tier adds longer history, CSV exports, and more tracking capacity.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Borrow fee percentages and shortable share availability, sourced directly from Interactive Brokers public datasets.
  • Intraday refresh cadence: ~15 minutes during North American trading hours; hourly outside of them on weekdays.
  • Per-ticker pages show recent borrow snapshots with timestamps, plus options to add tickers to a watchlist or set alerts.
  • Patron plan ($10/month) unlocks 5+ years of history versus 1 year on free, enables CSV historical export, and expands watchlist capacity to ~50 securities.
  • Scope limited to Interactive Brokers—availability and fees may differ across other brokers.

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A large multi-asset investing portal offering global quotes, news, calendars, watchlists, screeners, and portfolio tools. The premium tiers (InvestingPro and Pro+) unlock unlimited alerts, advanced screeners, ProNews, deeper financial metrics, export functions, and 10-year history of company financials. Quotes may be delayed depending on the exchange and region.

Platforms

Web
Mobile

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Global multi-asset coverage across stocks, ETFs, bonds, commodities, currencies, crypto, futures, and options with real-time charts on web and mobile.
  • Extensive calendars for economic events, earnings, dividends, splits, IPOs, and options expirations, with user-configurable alerts.
  • Portfolio and watchlist syncing across devices, with CSV import for holdings.
  • Stock Screener with customizable filters; InvestingPro+ adds advanced screeners and export functionality.
  • News and analysis covering all major markets; Pro tiers add ProNews feeds and analyst-rating-change alerts.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

2 overlaps

Mutual strengths include Watchlist, and Alerts.

Where they differ

IBorrowDesk

Distinct strengths include:

Short Interest
  • Borrow fee percentages and shortable share availability, sourced directly from Interactive Brokers public datasets.
  • Intraday refresh cadence: ~15 minutes during North American trading hours; hourly outside of them on weekdays.
  • Per-ticker pages show recent borrow snapshots with timestamps, plus options to add tickers to a watchlist or set alerts.
  • Patron plan ($10/month) unlocks 5+ years of history versus 1 year on free, enables CSV historical export, and expands watchlist capacity to ~50 securities.

Investing.com

Distinct strengths include:

Screeners
ETF Screeners
Portfolio
News
Calendar
Dividends
Splits
IPO
  • Global multi-asset coverage across stocks, ETFs, bonds, commodities, currencies, crypto, futures, and options with real-time charts on web and mobile.
  • Extensive calendars for economic events, earnings, dividends, splits, IPOs, and options expirations, with user-configurable alerts.
  • Portfolio and watchlist syncing across devices, with CSV import for holdings.
  • Stock Screener with customizable filters; InvestingPro+ adds advanced screeners and export functionality.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeIBorrowDeskInvesting.com
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Watchlist, Alerts

Unique: Short Interest

Shared: Watchlist, Alerts

Unique: Screeners, ETF Screeners, Portfolio, News, Calendar, Dividends, Splits, IPO, Financials, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, Options, Interest Rates

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs

Stocks, ETFs, Bonds, Commodities, Currencies, Cryptos, Futures, Options, Mutual Funds

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web

Web, Mobile

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Borrow fee percentages and shortable share availability, sourced directly from Interactive Brokers public datasets.
  • Intraday refresh cadence: ~15 minutes during North American trading hours; hourly outside of them on weekdays.
  • Per-ticker pages show recent borrow snapshots with timestamps, plus options to add tickers to a watchlist or set alerts.
  • Patron plan ($10/month) unlocks 5+ years of history versus 1 year on free, enables CSV historical export, and expands watchlist capacity to ~50 securities.
  • Scope limited to Interactive Brokers—availability and fees may differ across other brokers.
  • Site disclaimer notes no affiliation with IBKR; market quotes shown alongside borrow data come from IEX.

Unique

  • Global multi-asset coverage across stocks, ETFs, bonds, commodities, currencies, crypto, futures, and options with real-time charts on web and mobile.
  • Extensive calendars for economic events, earnings, dividends, splits, IPOs, and options expirations, with user-configurable alerts.
  • Portfolio and watchlist syncing across devices, with CSV import for holdings.
  • Stock Screener with customizable filters; InvestingPro+ adds advanced screeners and export functionality.
  • News and analysis covering all major markets; Pro tiers add ProNews feeds and analyst-rating-change alerts.
  • ETF pages with detailed holdings breakdowns, weights, and screening tools.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do IBorrowDesk and Investing.com both support?

Both platforms cover Watchlist, and Alerts workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do IBorrowDesk and Investing.com require subscriptions?

Both IBorrowDesk and Investing.com keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

Investing.com ships a dedicated mobile experience, while IBorrowDesk focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

IBorrowDesk differentiates itself with Borrow fee percentages and shortable share availability, sourced directly from Interactive Brokers public datasets., Intraday refresh cadence: ~15 minutes during North American trading hours; hourly outside of them on weekdays., and Per-ticker pages show recent borrow snapshots with timestamps, plus options to add tickers to a watchlist or set alerts., whereas Investing.com stands out for Global multi-asset coverage across stocks, ETFs, bonds, commodities, currencies, crypto, futures, and options with real-time charts on web and mobile., Extensive calendars for economic events, earnings, dividends, splits, IPOs, and options expirations, with user-configurable alerts., and Portfolio and watchlist syncing across devices, with CSV import for holdings..

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