Positions
What is a position
Current net open quantity for an instrument.
Key points
- positive qty: long
- negative qty: short
- zero qty: closed/flat
Read open positions
from tt_connect import TTConnect
config = {"api_key": "...", "access_token": "..."}
with TTConnect("zerodha", config) as broker:
positions = broker.get_positions()
for p in positions:
print(
p.instrument.exchange,
p.instrument.symbol,
"qty=", p.qty,
"avg=", p.avg_price,
"ltp=", p.ltp,
"pnl=", p.pnl,
"product=", p.product,
)Close all open positions
with TTConnect("zerodha", config) as broker:
placed_order_ids, failed_symbols = broker.close_all_positions()
print("Close orders:", placed_order_ids)
print("Failed:", failed_symbols)Suggested check after close
with TTConnect("zerodha", config) as broker:
still_open = [p for p in broker.get_positions() if p.qty != 0]
print("Open count after close:", len(still_open))Caution
close-all sends market actions; always verify product/segment limits.