---
id: "P:cAlgo.API.Internals.Symbol.TradingMode"
kind: "property"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.Internals.Symbol"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/MarketData/Symbols/Symbol/TradingMode/"
---

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

# Symbol.TradingMode

Member of [Symbol](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/MarketData/Symbols/Symbol/index.md).

## TradingMode

Gets symbol trading mode.

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI supported · Cloud supported.

C#:

```csharp
SymbolTradingMode TradingMode {get;}
```

Python:

```python
api.Symbol.TradingMode: SymbolTradingMode
```

### Returns

`SymbolTradingMode` — 

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
if (Symbol.TradingMode == SymbolTradingMode.CloseOnly)
    Print("Only closing positions is allowed for {0}", SymbolName);
```

Python:

```python
if api.Symbol.TradingMode == SymbolTradingMode.CloseOnly:
    api.Print(f"Only closing positions is allowed for {api.SymbolName}")
```