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V1
Positions

Get Positions

v1.positions.get_positions(intaccount_id, PositionGetPositionsParams**kwargs) -> PositionGetPositionsResponse
GET/v1/accounts/{account_id}/positions

Retrieves all positions for the specified trading account.

ParametersExpand Collapse
account_id: int
instrument_ids: Optional[Sequence[str]]

Comma-separated OEMS instrument UUIDs

page_size: Optional[int]

The number of items to return per page. Only used when page_token is not provided.

formatint64
maximum1000
minimum1
page_token: Optional[Union[str, Base64FileInput]]

Token for retrieving the next or previous page of results. Contains encoded pagination state; when provided, page_size is ignored.

formatbyte
sort_by: Optional[Literal["SYMBOL", "INSTRUMENT_TYPE", "QUANTITY", 4 more]]

Field to sort by

One of the following:
"SYMBOL"
"INSTRUMENT_TYPE"
"QUANTITY"
"MARKET_VALUE"
"POSITION_TYPE"
"UNREALIZED_PNL"
"DAILY_UNREALIZED_PNL"
sort_direction: Optional[Literal["ASC", "DESC"]]

Sort direction

One of the following:
"ASC"
"DESC"
ReturnsExpand Collapse
class PositionGetPositionsResponse: …
account_id: int

The account this position belongs to

formatint64
available_quantity: str

The quantity of a position that is free to be operated on.

instrument_id: str

OEMS instrument UUID

formatuuid
instrument_type: SecurityType

Type of security

One of the following:
"COMMON_STOCK"
"PREFERRED_STOCK"
"OPTION"
"CASH"
"OTHER"
market_value: str

The current market value of the position

position_type: PositionType

The type of position

One of the following:
"LONG"
"SHORT"
"LONG_CALL"
"SHORT_CALL"
"LONG_PUT"
"SHORT_PUT"
quantity: str

The number of shares or contracts. Can be positive (long) or negative (short)

symbol: str

The trading symbol for the instrument

avg_price: Optional[str]

The average price paid per share or contract for this position

closing_price: Optional[str]

The closing price used to value the position for the last trading day

closing_price_date: Optional[date]

The market date associated with closing_price

formatdate
cost_basis: Optional[str]

The total cost basis for this position

daily_unrealized_pnl: Optional[str]

The unrealized profit or loss for this position relative to the previous close

daily_unrealized_pnl_pct: Optional[str]

The unrealized profit/loss for the position for the current day, expressed as a percentage of the baseline value (range: 0-100).

instrument_price: Optional[str]

The current market price of the instrument

underlying_instrument_id: Optional[str]

OEMS instrument identifier of the underlying instrument, if resolvable

formatuuid
unrealized_pnl: Optional[str]

The total unrealized profit or loss for this position based on current market value

unrealized_pnl_pct: Optional[str]

The unrealized profit/loss for the position, expressed as a percentage of the position’s cost basis (range: 0-100).

Get Positions

from clear_street import ClearStreet

client = ClearStreet(
    api_key="My API Key",
)
response = client.v1.positions.get_positions(
    account_id=0,
)
print(response)
{
  "data": [
    {
      "account_id": 19816,
      "available_quantity": "100",
      "avg_price": "145.00",
      "closing_price": "150.50",
      "closing_price_date": "2025-10-31",
      "cost_basis": "14500.00",
      "instrument_id": "a1a2a3a4-b1b2-c1c2-d1d2-d3d4d5d6d7d8",
      "instrument_price": "151.00",
      "instrument_type": "COMMON_STOCK",
      "market_value": "15050.00",
      "position_type": "LONG",
      "quantity": "100",
      "symbol": "AAPL",
      "unrealized_pnl": "550.00"
    },
    {
      "account_id": 19816,
      "available_quantity": "100",
      "avg_price": "180.00",
      "closing_price": "180.00",
      "closing_price_date": "2025-10-30",
      "cost_basis": "-9000.00",
      "instrument_id": "d4d5d6d7-e4e5-f4f5-a4a5-a6a7a8a9aaab",
      "instrument_price": "178.50",
      "instrument_type": "COMMON_STOCK",
      "market_value": "-9000.00",
      "position_type": "SHORT",
      "quantity": "-50",
      "symbol": "TSLA",
      "unrealized_pnl": "75.00"
    },
    {
      "account_id": 19816,
      "available_quantity": "100",
      "avg_price": "2.50",
      "closing_price": "2.70",
      "closing_price_date": "2025-10-30",
      "cost_basis": "2500.00",
      "instrument_id": "e5e6e7e8-f5f6-a5a6-b5b6-b7b8b9babcbe",
      "instrument_price": "2.72",
      "instrument_type": "OPTION",
      "market_value": "2700.00",
      "position_type": "LONG_CALL",
      "quantity": "10",
      "symbol": "AAPL250117C00190000",
      "underlying_instrument_id": "a1a2a3a4-b1b2-c1c2-d1d2-d3d4d5d6d7d8",
      "unrealized_pnl": "200.00"
    }
  ],
  "error": null,
  "metadata": {
    "next_page_token": "cGFnZT0yJmxhc3Rfc3ltYm9sPVRTM0E=",
    "page_number": 1,
    "request_id": "3f4a5b6c-7d8e-9f0a-1b2c-3d4e5f6a7b8c",
    "total_items": 25,
    "total_pages": 3
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": 403,
    "message": "The caller does not have permission to execute the specified operation"
  },
  "metadata": {
    "request_id": "5518f0c6-58ff-4b4a-81a5-701556d41206"
  }
}
Returns Examples
{
  "data": [
    {
      "account_id": 19816,
      "available_quantity": "100",
      "avg_price": "145.00",
      "closing_price": "150.50",
      "closing_price_date": "2025-10-31",
      "cost_basis": "14500.00",
      "instrument_id": "a1a2a3a4-b1b2-c1c2-d1d2-d3d4d5d6d7d8",
      "instrument_price": "151.00",
      "instrument_type": "COMMON_STOCK",
      "market_value": "15050.00",
      "position_type": "LONG",
      "quantity": "100",
      "symbol": "AAPL",
      "unrealized_pnl": "550.00"
    },
    {
      "account_id": 19816,
      "available_quantity": "100",
      "avg_price": "180.00",
      "closing_price": "180.00",
      "closing_price_date": "2025-10-30",
      "cost_basis": "-9000.00",
      "instrument_id": "d4d5d6d7-e4e5-f4f5-a4a5-a6a7a8a9aaab",
      "instrument_price": "178.50",
      "instrument_type": "COMMON_STOCK",
      "market_value": "-9000.00",
      "position_type": "SHORT",
      "quantity": "-50",
      "symbol": "TSLA",
      "unrealized_pnl": "75.00"
    },
    {
      "account_id": 19816,
      "available_quantity": "100",
      "avg_price": "2.50",
      "closing_price": "2.70",
      "closing_price_date": "2025-10-30",
      "cost_basis": "2500.00",
      "instrument_id": "e5e6e7e8-f5f6-a5a6-b5b6-b7b8b9babcbe",
      "instrument_price": "2.72",
      "instrument_type": "OPTION",
      "market_value": "2700.00",
      "position_type": "LONG_CALL",
      "quantity": "10",
      "symbol": "AAPL250117C00190000",
      "underlying_instrument_id": "a1a2a3a4-b1b2-c1c2-d1d2-d3d4d5d6d7d8",
      "unrealized_pnl": "200.00"
    }
  ],
  "error": null,
  "metadata": {
    "next_page_token": "cGFnZT0yJmxhc3Rfc3ltYm9sPVRTM0E=",
    "page_number": 1,
    "request_id": "3f4a5b6c-7d8e-9f0a-1b2c-3d4e5f6a7b8c",
    "total_items": 25,
    "total_pages": 3
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": 403,
    "message": "The caller does not have permission to execute the specified operation"
  },
  "metadata": {
    "request_id": "5518f0c6-58ff-4b4a-81a5-701556d41206"
  }
}