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# `INSTRUMENT_NOT_HELD`

## Description

The source compartment does not hold an instrument of the request.

## HTTP Status

`422 Unprocessable Entity`

## `doc_url` Format

`<docs-base-url>/errors/instrument_not_held`

## Typical Cause

A `funds` entry names an instrument that has no settled shares in the source compartment.

## How To Fix

Name only the instruments that the source compartment holds.