Method close_position

python/ccxt/bitmex.py:3408–3452

closes open positions for a market https://docs.bitmex.com/api-explorer/order-new https://docs.bitmex.com/api-explorer/order-close-position :param str symbol: Unified CCXT market symbol :param str side: the buy or sell side of the closing order, if the posi

(self, symbol: str, side: OrderSide = None, params={})

        }

    def close_position(self, symbol: str, side: OrderSide = None, params={}) -> Order:
        """
        closes open positions for a market

        https://docs.bitmex.com/api-explorer/order-new
        https://docs.bitmex.com/api-explorer/order-close-position

        :param str symbol: Unified CCXT market symbol
        :param str side: the buy or sell side of the closing order, if the position is long set the side to sell, reduceOnly is implied
        :param dict [params]: extra parameters specific to the bingx api endpoint
        :returns dict: an `order structure <https://docs.ccxt.com/?id=order-structure>`
        """
        self.load_markets()
        market = self.market(symbol)
        request = {
            'symbol': market['id'],
            'side': self.capitalize(side),
            'execInst': 'Close',
        }
        response = self.privatePostOrder(self.extend(request, params))
        #
        #     {
        #         "account": 395724,
        #         "avgPx": 66358.8,
        #         "cumQty": 200,
        #         "currency": "USDT",
        #         "execInst": "Close",
        #         "leavesQty": 0,
        #         "ordStatus": "Filled",
        #         "ordType": "Market",
        #         "orderID": "4e1ef998-33c1-4736-b58b-9d8b4d085c49",
        #         "orderQty": 200,
        #         "pool": "Primary",
        #         "settlCurrency": "USDt",
        #         "side": "Sell",
        #         "strategy": "OneWay",
        #         "symbol": "XBTUSDT",
        #         "text": "Submitted via API.",
        #         "timeInForce": "ImmediateOrCancel",
        #         "timestamp": "2026-04-02T05:20:26.607Z",
        #         "transactTime": "2026-04-02T05:20:26.606Z",
        #         "workingIndicator": False
        #     }
        #
        return self.parse_order(response, market)

    def handle_errors(self, code: int, reason: str, url: str, method: str, headers: dict, body: str, response, requestHeaders, requestBody):
        if response is None: