Change position mode

POST🔒 Trading

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Switches a market's position mode between ONE_WAY (net position) and HEDGE (independent long and short positions).

Request Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
symbol	String	Yes	Market symbol to configure (e.g. BTC-PERP).
positionMode	String	Yes	Target position mode: ONE_WAY (net position) or HEDGE (independent long and short positions).

Response Content

Name	Type	Description
symbol	String	Market symbol that was updated (e.g. BTC-PERP).
timestamp	Long	Server timestamp of the response, in milliseconds since epoch.
status	Integer	Status code of the position-mode change.
type	Integer	Event type code of the response.

example

POSThttps://api.btse.com/futures/api/v3/trade/position_mode

Request (default)

{
  "symbol": "BTC-PERP",
  "positionMode": "ONE_WAY"
}

Response (default)

{
  "symbol": "BTC-PERP",
  "timestamp": 1784882344272,
  "status": 134,
  "type": 129
}