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Once the fail occurs, both sides of the transaction have to record what happened. The party responsible holds the security overnight as an asset it does not own and on which it cannot collect interest, making the balance-sheet usage of that firm potentially less efficient.

A trade is said to fail if on the settlement date either the seller does not deliver the securities in due time or the buyer does not deliver funds in the appropriate form.

A failed / unsettled trade is a trade that fails to settle on the previously agreed settlement date. Failure to settle principally arises if one counterparty is unable to deliver all or part of the security, or if the other counterparty fails to provide sufficient funds to meet the settlement consideration.

In some marketplaces, it is normal (even mandatory) for all trades to settle on their value date, and whenever there is a settlement failure, the authorities may impose penalties on those who cause the failure.

WHAT IS A SETTLEMENT FAIL? A failure-to-deliver occurs when one party does not deliver a security on time, as contracted, to the counterparty on the other side of a trade, whether related to a straight buy/sell, a repo, a securities lending trade, or another transaction.

Failed trades occur when the seller or the buyer does not meet their trading obligations on or before settlement date. Whenever this happens, the party who failed to deliver cash or securities on their side of the trade could face financial losses, fines and damage to their reputation on the street.

Settlements fail for three primary reasons: standing settlement instructions (SSIs) are inaccurate or incomplete; securities have been sold but the party does not have them for delivery ? or want to deliver them -- for various reasons; or the trade is not known (DK'd) or matched by the counterparty.