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# `position_might_be_insufficient_due_to_market_drop_down`

`position_might_be_insufficient_due_to_market_drop_down`

## Description

The switch sells too much of the position for the request to remain safe if the market drops.

## HTTP Status

`422 Unprocessable Content`

## `doc_url` Format

The `doc_url` value is an absolute URL and changes by environment:

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

## Typical Causes

* The switch sells more than 9000 basis points of a fund.
* The request leaves too little position buffer for market movement.
* The current position would be fragile after the switch.

## Example

Response:

```json
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "position_might_be_insufficient_due_to_market_drop_down",
      "message": "Attempting to sell more than 9_000bp of fund US0000000000. Position might be insufficient if market drops down. Either sell all (10_000bp) or less than 9_000bp.",
      "doc_url": "https://docs.example.com/errors/position_might_be_insufficient_due_to_market_drop_down"
    }
  ]
}
```

## How To Fix

1. Sell the full position instead of a partial near-full sell.
2. Reduce the sell percentage below 9000 basis points.
3. Retry with a safer switch size.