What it does
This actor turns the SEC's official bi-monthly Fails-to-Deliver (FTD) files into a clean, queryable JSON feed. The SEC ships FTD as a pipe-delimited fixed-format dump with no API, no ticker index, and a quirky half-month naming convention — so normally you download the whole-market file and write a parser every two weeks. This actor does that for you: filter by ticker, CUSIP, minimum fails quantity, or file period and get back clean rows, pay-per-record.
Who it's for
Short-squeeze and momentum traders, market-microstructure researchers, quant desks, and anyone tracking settlement fails as an official, free signal without a Bloomberg terminal or Ortex seat.
Sample fields / output
settlementDate-
quantityFails— fails quantity cusipsymbolprice
Example use cases
- Track FTD spikes on a watchlist ticker to flag potential short-squeeze setups.
- Filter the whole-market file to fails above a threshold to surface market-wide settlement stress.
- Build a bi-weekly FTD time series per symbol for microstructure research.
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FAQ
How current is the data?
It reflects the SEC's bi-monthly FTD release schedule — the regulator publishes settlement fails roughly twice a month.
Is the data official?
Yes. It comes directly from the SEC's published Fails-to-Deliver files, not a third-party estimate.
Can I filter to a single ticker?
Yes. Filter by symbol, CUSIP, minimum fails quantity, or file period and get back only the rows you need.
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