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description: Never trade or close the user's existing option/perp positions during testing
alwaysApply: true
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# Do not touch existing positions

When testing option open/close, pending orders, monitors, or any live exchange path on this project:

- **Never** flatten, reduce, cancel-close, or otherwise close positions the user already holds.
- **Never** reuse an existing live position for smoke tests.
- If a live trade test is required: open a **new** minimal test position only after explicit approval, then close **only that test position**.
- If the only way to verify something needs an existing position: **stop and ask the user first**.
- Prefer unit tests / dry paths over live orders when sufficient.