Many of the names on the list below should be familiar because they've been expensive to borrow for a while now. However, as they continue to increase in cost-to-borrow, this indicates that the demand to short these stocks continues to outpace the available supply of shares to borrow. Short sellers must be careful with short positions in such crowded trades.
Name | Ticker | Change in cost-to-borrow (bps) |
CASCADE FINL CORP | CASB | 3,626 |
CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODS INC | CBPO | 3,325 |
NYMOX PHARMACEUTICAL CORP | NYMX | 2,391 |
VECTOR GROUP LTD | VGR | 2,191 |
CHINA AGRITECH INC | CAGC | 2,137 |
ADVANCED BATTERY TECHNOLOG I | ABAT | 2,111 |
METHANEX CORP | MEOH | 2,080 |
HSW INTERNATIONAL INC | HSWI | 1,975 |
POWERSHARES GLOBAL ETF TRUST | PCY | 1,882 |
NEOPROBE CORP | NEOP | 1,647 |
QUANTUM FUEL SYS TECH WORLDW | QTWW | 1,636 |
CHINA MEDIAEXPRESS HLDGS INC | CCME | 1,604 |
ISHARES TR | IXN | 1,424 |
TIDELANDS BANCSHARES INC | TDBK | 1,422 |
AVANIR PHARMACEUTICALS INC | AVNR | 1,361 |
ROME BANCORP INC NEW | ROME | 1,356 |
CHINA SHEN ZHOU MNG & RES IN | SHZ | 1,295 |
WAKITA & CO | 8125 | 1,272 |
KOKEN LTD | 7963 | 1,187 |
BANK OF KOCHI LTD | 8416 | 1,126 |
AMERICAN SPECTRUM REALTY INC | AQQ | 1,101 |
PAB BANKSHARES INC | PABK | 1,093 |
ANOORAQ RES CORP | ANO | 1,050 |
JACKSON HEWITT TAX SVCS INC | JTX | 1,044 |
COMPUCREDIT HLDGS CORP | CCRT | 1,014 |
MEIKO NETWORK JPN | 4668 | 921 |
CONNS INC | CONN | 879 |
FIRST M & F CORP | FMFC | 844 |
SRI SPORTS LIMITED | 7825 | 837 |
MARCHE CORP | 7524 | 830 |
ADTEC PLASMA TECHN NPV | 6668 | 818 |
GRO-BELS CO LTD | 3528 | 818 |
FISCO LTD TOKYO | 3807 | 818 |
RION CO LTD | 6823 | 818 |
PETROLIFERA PETE LTD | PDP.TSX | 818 |
EDUCATIONAL DEV CORP | EDUC | 813 |
VERISIGN JAPAN KK | 3722 | 772 |
SUSSEX BANCORP | SBBX | 764 |
TRANSCONTINENTAL RLTY INVS | TCI | 760 |
KOGI CORPORATION | 5603 | 749 |
FORMATION METALS INC NEW | FCO.TSX | 747 |
JMS CO LTD | 7702 | 740 |
VANTEC CORP | 9382 | 726 |
SOMAXON PHARMACEUTICALS INC | SOMX | 682 |
HORIZONS BETAPRO OIL BEAR ET | HOD.TSX | 676 |
FIRST FRANKLIN CORP | FFHS | 674 |
DAI-DAN CO LTD | 1980 | 637 |
CANO PETE INC | CFW | 632 |
TL HOLDINGS CORP | 3777 | 624 |