---
id: "M:cAlgo.API.Plugin.ClosePosition(cAlgo.API.Position)"
kind: "method"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.Plugin"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/General/Plugin/ClosePosition/"
---

> Documentation index for agents: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/llms.txt · machine index: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/api.json

# Plugin.ClosePosition

Member of [Plugin](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/General/Plugin/index.md).

## ClosePosition(Position position)

Close a position

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI not supported · Cloud not supported.

- CLI: Plugins cannot run in the CLI: ctrader-cli runs cBots only.
- Cloud: Plugins cannot run in the cloud: it runs cBots only.

C#:

```csharp
public TradeResult ClosePosition(Position position)
```

Python:

```python
api.ClosePosition(position: Position) -> TradeResult
```

### Parameters

- `position` (`Position`, Python `Position`): Position to close

### Returns

`TradeResult` — Trade Result

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
ClosePosition(Positions[0]);
```

Python:

```python
api.ClosePosition(api.Positions[0])
```

## ClosePosition(Position position, long volume)

Close a position

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI not supported · Cloud not supported.

- CLI: Plugins cannot run in the CLI: ctrader-cli runs cBots only.
- Cloud: Plugins cannot run in the cloud: it runs cBots only.

C#:

```csharp
public TradeResult ClosePosition(Position position, long volume)
```

Python:

```python
api.ClosePosition(position: Position, volume: int) -> TradeResult
```

### Parameters

- `position` (`Position`, Python `Position`): Position to close
- `volume` (`long`, Python `int`): Volume which is closed

### Returns

`TradeResult` — Trade Result

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
ClosePosition(Positions[0], 10000);
```

Python:

```python
api.ClosePosition(api.Positions[0], 10000)
```

## ClosePosition(Position position, double volume)

Close a position

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI not supported · Cloud not supported.

- CLI: Plugins cannot run in the CLI: ctrader-cli runs cBots only.
- Cloud: Plugins cannot run in the cloud: it runs cBots only.

C#:

```csharp
public TradeResult ClosePosition(Position position, double volume)
```

Python:

```python
api.ClosePosition(position: Position, volume: float) -> TradeResult
```

### Parameters

- `position` (`Position`, Python `Position`): Position to close
- `volume` (`double`, Python `float`): Volume which is closed

### Returns

`TradeResult` — Trade Result

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
ClosePosition(Positions[0], 10000);
```

Python:

```python
api.ClosePosition(api.Positions[0], 10000)
```