Hi, can anybody tell me how to close a trade

Sergey Golubev 2020.12.09 04:05 #1

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Richardwilliam Drew 2020.12.12 06:59 #2

The link does not provide information that I need. It says to open a trade in the opposite direction with the same volume, all that this did was open another position.

Sergey Golubev 2020.12.12 07:33 #3

Richardwilliam Drew:

The link does not provide information that I need. It says to open a trade in the opposite direction with the same volume, all that this did was open another position.

Did you try to close position in netting mode?
read once again: https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/trading/performing_deals#position_close

Two ways to close which I know (depends on the type of the trading account: hending or netting):

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The trading activity in the platform implies forming and sending market and pending orders to be executed by a broker, as well as managing current positions by modifying or closing them. In the platform, you can review your account trading history, configure alerts of market events and much more. Opening Positions # Opening of a position or...

Sergey Golubev 2020.12.12 07:37 #4

read more about netting and hedging here: https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/trading/general_concept#position_type

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is an instruction given to a broker to buy or sell a financial instrument. There are two main types of orders: Market and Pending. In addition, there are special Take Profit and Stop Loss levels. is the commercial exchange (buying or selling) of a financial security. Buying is executed at the demand price (Ask), and Sell is performed at the...