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Close a position (fully or partially) and return the updated position object.
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marketId
int
required
The market ID of the position to close
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size
float
Optional size to reduce by. If None, closes the entire position
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priceThreshold
float
Optional price threshold for the reduce order
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returns
string
required
Updated position object as a dictionary with modified size field, or None if position doesn’t exist
async def closePosition(marketId: int, size: float=None, priceThreshold: float=0):
    existing = await retrieveExistingPosition(marketId)
    if existing is None:
        print('No position to close')
        return None
    original_size = existing.nominalSize
    orderId = existing.position_id
    print('position', existing)
    if size is None:
        size_to_reduce = original_size
        print(f'Closing full position (size: {original_size})')
    else:
        size_to_reduce = size
        print(f'Partially closing position (reducing size by {size} from {original_size})')
    await reduceOrder(marketId, orderId, size_to_reduce, priceThreshold)
    new_size = original_size - size_to_reduce
    existing.nominalSize = new_size
    print(f'Transaction submitted successfully (size: {original_size} → {new_size})')
    return MessageToDict(existing, always_print_fields_with_no_presence=True)