Am unfamiliar with this term or what the underlying reasons of these imbalances and more importantly the consequences of this might mean.
Listening to a shareholder call of a micro cap, this was mentioned.
Cannot seem to find anything on investopedia which is usually spot on with answers when I search for "settlement imbalances".Analysis suggests there are sizable and persistent settlement fails and imbalances in XYZ's stock.
We have identified a handful of banks, broker dealers and *** (not sure what was said here) participants that feature the most persistent and significant settlement imbalances and have begun a communications strategy to alert these firms and request explanations.
Searching for "settlement fails" shows this result.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f...etodeliver.asp
Any pointers?Failure to deliver is critical when discussing naked short selling. When naked short selling occurs, an individual agrees to sell a stock that neither they nor their associated broker possess, and the individual has no way to substantiate their access to such shares.
The average individual is incapable of doing this kind of trade. However, an individual working as a proprietary trader for a trading firm and risking their own capital may be able.