Don't mind if I do.: All locates are for the day only and expire at the day’s end (8pm EST). If a locate is held overnight, then an additional 2x the initial rate is applied for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday and 4x for Thursday or Friday (following the settlement calendar holidays would add an additional day). This fee is applied one time for applicable shares. All short positions are subject to short interest charges by the clearing firm.
Don't know Centerpoint's, here's IB's fees on short borrowing here, supposedly (no affiliation). htts://iborrowdesk.com
Using both. For HTB centerpoint is definitely better. But beware of location fees, they get up very high, when there is a lot of demand for shorts. It also happens, that you pay location fees on stocks that are Easy to borrow at ibkr. Typically 0.012 per share is a number i often see at cp.
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