Simultaneous Buy & Sell On Same FX Pair

[manxcat7743]

Hi,

Does anyone know if IG spread bet allows you to go long and short at the same time on the same pair? 

I would like to trade like this as part of a hedging strategy.

Thanks.

[AshishIG]

15 hours ago, manxcat7743 said:

Hi,

Does anyone know if IG spread bet allows you to go long and short at the same time on the same pair? 

I would like to trade like this as part of a hedging strategy.

Thanks.

Hi @manxcat7743,

You can’t open long and short positions on the same market at exactly the same time with a single click. You can however open two separate trades in the same market in the opposite direction. 

You can open a long and short position on the same market by making sure the ‘force open’ option is selected on your deal ticket.

If you can’t see the ‘force open’ option please navigate to ‘settings’ on the left, and make sure ‘show force open in ticket’ is switched on.

You won’t be able to have long and short positions on the same market if you’ve attached guaranteed stops to both sides of the deal. 

All the best,
AshishIG
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[manxcat7743]

6 hours ago, AshishIG said:

Hi @manxcat7743,

You can’t open long and short positions on the same market at exactly the same time with a single click. You can however open two separate trades in the same market in the opposite direction. 

You can open a long and short position on the same market by making sure the ‘force open’ option is selected on your deal ticket.

If you can’t see the ‘force open’ option please navigate to ‘settings’ on the left, and make sure ‘show force open in ticket’ is switched on.

You won’t be able to have long and short positions on the same market if you’ve attached guaranteed stops to both sides of the deal. 

All the best,
AshishIG
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ok thanks