# Closing a Position

When the exit condition is met (`EXIT_PRICE`), we need to close the position. More information on this can be found [here](/exchange-builder-documentation/frontend-builder-technical-guidance/instant-trading/closing-a-quote-instant-close.md).

#### Preparing the Close Request

Similar to opening a position, we need to fetch the price from Muon and apply slippage. For closing a long position, we apply negative slippage (0.99x the price):

```python
# Fetch Muon price and apply -1% slippage (for long positions)
muon_price = fetch_muon_price()
close_price = str(muon_price * Decimal("0.99"))  # 1% slippage for selling
```

#### Sending the Close Request

```python
payload = {
    "quote_id": quote_id,
    "quantity_to_close": CONFIG["QUANTITY"],
    "close_price": close_price
}

response = requests.post(f"{HEDGER_URL}/instant_close", json=payload, headers=headers)
```

#### Verifying the Close

After sending the close request, we check the response status to ensure the position was closed successfully:

```python
if response.status_code == 200:
    print("[CLOSE] Position closed successfully")
    return True
else:
    print(f"[CLOSE] Error: {response.status_code}, {response.text}")
    return False
```


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