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 双语律师Raymond,亚洲知名法学院法律专业,擅长翻译各类与生物科技与制药相关的法律文件。