fail positionglossary / FAIL POSITION fail position. A situation existing when, after all transactions in a security have been netted out, a broker owes another broker more securities than it has coming in from other firms. 词条贡献者 译者Lynn,毕业于法国顶尖的高级翻译学院,擅长翻译各种与涉及美国证券法的诉讼和调查(包括告密者调查)相关的法律文件。