Short borrow rates for the new Bitcoin ETFs

Discussion in 'Stocks' started by FSU, Jan 12, 2024.

  1. FSU

    FSU

    Shorting the new Bitcoin ETFs will cost you some money. Borrow rates currently around 50%, if you can get availability. BTCO IBIT, HODL, BRRR all about the same rate. Guessing there is limited availability as these just became available, so hopefully it will drop soon.
     
  2. Robert Morse

    Robert Morse Sponsor

    BITI is an inverse.
     



  3. Given that, would short the magic internet monies ?
     
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  4. ajacobson

    ajacobson

    It should decline as stuff settles.
     
  5. Robert Morse

    Robert Morse Sponsor

    If you want to avoid these fees for BTC and ETH, you can short the future or micro future for these on the CME.

     
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  6. ajacobson

    ajacobson

    The borrow/lend rates would be baked into every cash or derivative. Otherwise, there would a fairly riskless arbs - not retail, but for the arb folks.
     
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  7. nitrene

    nitrene

    The r/WSB crowd will be all over this tweet saying to inverse Cramer and go long.
     
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  8. BITI is futures not spot....and terrible spread for options. However I think I asked this...can one long BITO shares and long BITI shares and not be considered a box trade?

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    Last edited: Jan 13, 2024
  9. Robert Morse

    Robert Morse Sponsor

    Not a Box trade and BITI is an ETF listed on ARCA- Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF - https://www.proshares.com/our-etfs/leveraged-and-inverse/biti

     
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  10. #10     Jan 13, 2024