Closing Positions

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REST

• Send reduce-only order equal to position size.
• Or send a market order in the opposite direction.

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Position fields to watch

• is_cross — cross vs isolated margin mode.
• maintenance_margin, initial_margin, leverage — helpful for risk management.
• liq_price — estimated liquidation price (considers margin mode, maintenance ratio, funding, and leverage limits).
• timestamp_ms — last update time of the position in milliseconds (timestamp in seconds is deprecated).