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# How to Change Bybit’s Position Mode to Hedge Mode?

Generally, if you have **no positions** in your Bybit **Futures account**, when you use it for the **first time**, the position mode setting will be **automatically** switched to **\[Hedge Mode]**, so that the robot can be started normally.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that you may also encounter situations where automatic switching **cannot be performed**, so you need to go to Bybit to **manually** select **\[Hedge Mode]**.

Please follow the instructions in the pictures below:

**Step 1*****:*** Open Bybit App, log in to your account, click **\[**<mark style="color:blue;">**Trade**</mark>**]**, and then click **\[**<mark style="color:blue;">**Futures**</mark>**]**, Finally click the icon in the upper right corner, As follow:

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**Step 2*****:*** Enter the futures page, Click **\[**<mark style="color:blue;">**Trading Preferences**</mark>**]** on the page,  As follow:

<figure><img src="https://2235159847-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FgTaR88gN1nbfnMB7d1tU%2Fuploads%2Fon84fnoFvNlFBiGPCtyX%2F2.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=0b73a477-99eb-486a-a581-275b80619d7f" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

**Step 3*****:*** Enter the Trading Preferences page, click **\[**<mark style="color:blue;">**Position Mode**</mark>**]**,  As follow:

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**Step 4*****:*** Select **\[**<mark style="color:blue;">**Hedge Mode**</mark>**],** Check **\[**<mark style="color:blue;">**Apply to all USDT-Perp pairs**</mark>**]**, Then Click **\[**<mark style="color:blue;">**OK**</mark>**]**. Setting Success. As follow:

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