# hold_expired

> A held order expired before a decision; it was not and will not be executed.

Source: https://tickwire.io/docs/errors/hold_expired/

HTTP 409. Nothing reached the broker.

**Likely cause:** The pre-trade hook did not approve in time.

**What to do:** Send a new order with a new Idempotency-Key if still wanted.

**Retry:** No. The same request gets the same answer; change something first.

Listed under [Pre-trade hooks, holds and kill switches](https://tickwire.io/docs/errors/#pre-trade-hooks-holds-and-kill-switches) in [Errors](https://tickwire.io/docs/errors/). Send the error's `requestId` to support and we can find the request.