Exceeded the maximum allowable position at current leverage.

API Futures API
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Hello,

When sending a SELL order in a LONG position (reducing the position), I got the following error:

Exceeded the maximum allowable position at current leverage.

I can understand that if you increase a position you can have this error but it does not make any sense to me to have this error when reducing a position. Due to this the order didnt get executed. Can anybody explain this? It happened in a period with a lot of volatility so maybe the error was other but API answered that?

Thanks

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A one-way margin account may create a short position by placing a SELL order, therefore the error received may be encountered when placing a SELL order.

If your intention is to reduce your position, and not open a position in the opposite direction, set the reduceOnly parameter to true

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The account is using hedge mode so the orders are already reduce only:
Position_side = LONG
side = SELL

This would never open a short but reduce the position. For that reason the error does not make sense.

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Was this a one-time occurrence or are you still unable to place the order?

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I could send the order again just after the error… but this already happened two times in different positions. They are big orders, around 300k$, my theory is that the order book gets empty and binance protects the sell market order from getting really bad prices (-5%) or so. If is that message should be updated.

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The reason that you were not able to send a reduced only order was that your notional value was higher than allow for the leverage.

To calculate, please use this formula:

MAX(BUY positions + BUY order - SELL order, SELL positions +SELL order - BUY order)

Please note that BUY amounts are positives and SELL amounts is negative

You can check the max amount allow for each leverage level here: Leverage & Margin of Futures Contracts | Binance Futures

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But do you realize it does not make sense what you are saying right? You say I can not reduce a position because the notional value is higher than allow for the leverage, then what I am supposed to do? leave there the position for always?

The scenario I guess is the next:

  1. Open a LONG with notional value 80k.
  2. Coinsgoes up, notional value is 120k now but leverage only allows 100k position.
  3. I send SELL to reduce position but because notional is higher I cannot reduce the position?

Or I am missing something or this does not make any sense to me.

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sorry double post

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Probably you are unable to place a reduce only because you have another Sell order already placed, and you are trying to place a more aggressive order.

Please check if you not have any other SELL order pending