IG deal confirmation reason
IG deal confirmation reason: OPPOSING_DIRECTION_ORDERS_NOT_ALLOWED
The error, as text you can copy
OPPOSING_DIRECTION_ORDERS_NOT_ALLOWED - Kind
- Deal confirmation reason
- Where you meet it
- In the deal confirmation, not in the HTTP status
- API
- IG
What does OPPOSING_DIRECTION_ORDERS_NOT_ALLOWED mean on the IG API?
Opening a controlled risk position in the opposite direction to an existing controlled risk position is not allowed. IG returns this in the reason field of a deal confirmation.
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No fix in the source
The vendor's page gives no remedy.
That is all the source says, so this page does not invent a fix. General guidance: the other deal confirmation reasons recorded for IG, and the error lookup for the exact text of the reply you received.