how to close a position

[managertop40]

Hello,

how to close an opened position?

For example, I opened a position in this manner:

request.type=ORDER_TYPE_SELL;
request.price=SymbolInfoDouble(Symbol(),SYMBOL_BID);   
request.symbol=Symbol();
request.volume=0.1;
request.type_filling=ORDER_FILLING_FOK;
request.sl=NormalizeDouble(stop_loss,Digits());
request.tp=NormalizeDouble(take_profit,Digits());
OrderCheck(request,resultCheck);
OrderSend(request,result);

How to close it?

I'm using metatrader 5.

Thanks

[Marco vd Heijden]

Please see: https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/constants/tradingconstants/enum_trade_request_actions

[Vladimir Karputov]

managertop40 :

Hello,

how to close an opened position?

For example, I opened a position in this manner:

How to close it?

I'm using metatrader 5.

Thanks

Use the trade class CTrade - it's very simple: 

PositionClose	Closes a position for the specified symbol
PositionClosePartial	Partially closes a position on a specified symbol or having a specified ticket

[managertop40]

My problem is to get control of the opened position.

If I have just one, I use this code but doesn't work:

       ZeroMemory(request);
       ZeroMemory(result);
       request.position=PositionGetTicket(1);
       request.position_by=PositionGetInteger(POSITION_TICKET);
       request.action=TRADE_ACTION_DEAL;
       request.symbol=Symbol();
       request.volume=0.1;     
       request.price=SymbolInfoDouble(Symbol(),SYMBOL_ASK);
       request.type=ORDER_TYPE_BUY;
       OrderSend(request,result); 

It opens another one without closing the previous one. Why?

It seems I don't have control on open position. How to do that?

What number to give to this function?

request.position=PositionGetTicket(1);

Thanks

[Vladimir Karputov]

managertop40:

My problem is to get control of the opened position.

If I have just one, I use this code but doesn't work:

It opens another one without closing the previous one. Why?

It seems I don't have control on open position. How to do that?

What number to give to this function?

Thanks

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how to close a position

Vladimir Karputov, 2017.06.07 14:03

Use the trade class CTrade - it's very simple: 

PositionClose	Closes a position for the specified symbol
PositionClosePartial	Partially closes a position on a specified symbol or having a specified ticket

[managertop40]

In the case you showed, it seems I have to use a class.

Could you explain it better with a simple example, I to use it in my code?

I did:

#include <Trade\Trade.mqh>


[...all other lines...]

class CTrade : public managePosition;

[...all other lines...]

managePosition.PositionClose(Symbol(),ULONG_MAX);

but it returns errors. What is the correct way to use it?

Thanks

[Vladimir Karputov]

managertop40 :

In the case you showed, it seems I have to use a class.

Could you explain it better with a simple example, I to use it in my code?

I did:

but it returns errors. What is the correct way to use it?

Thanks

Script "CloseAllPositions" -  example class CTrade, method PositionClose (Closes a position with the specified ticket):

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                            CloseAllPositions.mq5 |
//|                        Copyright 2016, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |
//|                                             https://www.mql5.com |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright 2016, MetaQuotes Software Corp."
#property link      "https://www.mql5.com"
#property version   "1.00"
#include <Trade\PositionInfo.mqh>
#include <Trade\Trade.mqh>
CPositionInfo  m_position;                   // trade position object
CTrade         m_trade;                      // trading object
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Script program start function                                    |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnStart()
  {
//---
   for(int i=PositionsTotal()-1;i>=0;i--) // returns the number of current position
      if(m_position.SelectByIndex(i))     // selects the position by index for further access to its properties
         if(m_position.Symbol()==Symbol())
            m_trade.PositionClose(m_position.Ticket()); // close a position by the specified symbol
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

[Vladimir Karputov]

Here's a slightly different example: closing positions on the selected symbol ("EURUSD") and the selected magic (15489):

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                            CloseAllPositions.mq5 |
//|                        Copyright 2016, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |
//|                                             https://www.mql5.com |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright 2016, MetaQuotes Software Corp."
#property link      "https://www.mql5.com"
#property version   "1.00"
#include <Trade\PositionInfo.mqh>
#include <Trade\Trade.mqh>
CPositionInfo  m_position;                   // trade position object
CTrade         m_trade;                      // trading object
#property script_show_inputs
string         m_name="EURUSD";              // symbol
ulong          m_magic=15489;                // magic number
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Script program start function                                    |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnStart()
  {
//---
   for(int i=PositionsTotal()-1;i>=0;i--) // returns the number of current positions
      if(m_position.SelectByIndex(i))     // selects the position by index for further access to its properties
         if(m_position.Symbol()==m_name && m_position.Magic()==m_magic)
            m_trade.PositionClose(m_position.Ticket()); // close a position by the specified symbol
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

[managertop40]

Ok, I tried the first solution and it works.

But how to change stop loss or take profit value of an opened position?

Thanks again

[Vladimir Karputov]

managertop40:

Ok, I tried the first solution and it works.

But how to change stop loss or take profit value of an opened position?

Thanks again

Class CPositionInfo: 

StopLoss	Gets the price of position's Stop Loss
TakeProfit	Gets the price of position's Take Profit
Profit	Gets the amount of current profit by position

Modifying a position - this requires a class CTrade:

PositionModify

Modifies position parameters by the specified symbol or position ticket

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Vladimir Karputov:

Here's a slightly different example: closing positions on the selected symbol ("EURUSD") and the selected magic (15489):Hi friend , please help me an example of entering the function close all Friday, hour and minute, i attech file , thanks