IG deal confirmation reason
IG deal confirmation reason: POSITION_ALREADY_EXISTS_IN_OPPOSITE_DIRECTION
The error, as text you can copy
POSITION_ALREADY_EXISTS_IN_OPPOSITE_DIRECTION - Kind
- Deal confirmation reason
- Where you meet it
- In the deal confirmation, not in the HTTP status
- API
- IG
What does POSITION_ALREADY_EXISTS_IN_OPPOSITE_DIRECTION mean on the IG API?
The deal was rejected because of an existing position in the opposite direction. IG returns this in the reason field of a deal confirmation.
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How do I fix POSITION_ALREADY_EXISTS_IN_OPPOSITE_DIRECTION?
IG's page says either to set force open to true or to cancel the opposing position.