Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Securities borrowed decreased by 6.8% to $10.80B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 84.7%, from $5.85B to $10.80B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Securities borrowed shows an upward trend with a 18.5% CAGR.
Higher levels indicate increased trading activity or a larger short-interest book, while lower levels suggest reduced market-making volume or tighter risk management.
This metric captures the value of securities acquired from other parties, usually to cover short positions or facilitate...
Common in investment banking divisions; comparable to securities borrowed reported by major broker-dealers.
fin_securities_borrowed| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.63B | $3.81B | $3.91B | $4.45B | $3.86B | $3.91B | $4.75B | $5.31B | $6.00B | $5.48B | $5.84B | $6.36B | $6.22B | $7.51B | $5.37B | $5.85B | $10.15B | $11.57B | $11.59B | $10.80B |
| QoQ Change | — | +5.0% | +2.7% | +13.6% | -13.3% | +1.4% | +21.5% | +11.7% | +13.1% | -8.7% | +6.5% | +9.0% | -2.3% | +20.8% | -28.5% | +8.9% | +73.6% | +14.0% | +0.2% | -6.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +6.2% | +2.5% | +21.4% | +19.4% | +55.6% | +40.2% | +22.9% | +19.9% | +3.7% | +37.1% | -8.0% | -8.1% | +63.2% | +54.0% | +115.9% | +84.7% |