diff --git a/pkg/types/balance_type.go b/pkg/types/balance_type.go
index c95815b9f2..f082596f31 100644
--- a/pkg/types/balance_type.go
+++ b/pkg/types/balance_type.go
@@ -22,33 +22,29 @@ const (
 
 var ErrInvalidBalanceType = errors.New("invalid balance type")
 
-func (b BalanceType) Validate() error {
+func ParseBalanceType(s string) (b BalanceType, err error) {
+	b = BalanceType(strings.ToUpper(s))
 	switch b {
-	case BalanceTypeAvailable:
-	case BalanceTypeLocked:
-	case BalanceTypeBorrowed:
-	case BalanceTypeInterest:
-	case BalanceTypeNet:
-	case BalanceTypeTotal:
-	case BalanceTypeDebt:
-	default:
-		return ErrInvalidBalanceType
+	case BalanceTypeAvailable, BalanceTypeLocked, BalanceTypeBorrowed, BalanceTypeInterest, BalanceTypeNet, BalanceTypeTotal, BalanceTypeDebt:
+		return b, nil
 	}
-	return nil
+	return b, ErrInvalidBalanceType
 }
 
-func (p *BalanceType) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+func (b *BalanceType) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	var s string
 
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &s); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	*p = BalanceType(strings.ToUpper(s))
-	if err := p.Validate(); err != nil {
+	t, err := ParseBalanceType(s)
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	*b = t
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/types/price_type.go b/pkg/types/price_type.go
index d146be0cdc..93bc269e64 100644
--- a/pkg/types/price_type.go
+++ b/pkg/types/price_type.go
@@ -21,18 +21,13 @@ const (
 
 var ErrInvalidPriceType = errors.New("invalid price type")
 
-func (p PriceType) Validate() error {
+func ParsePriceType(s string) (p PriceType, err error) {
+	p = PriceType(strings.ToUpper(s))
 	switch p {
-	case PriceTypeLast:
-	case PriceTypeBuy:
-	case PriceTypeSell:
-	case PriceTypeMid:
-	case PriceTypeMaker:
-	case PriceTypeTaker:
-	default:
-		return ErrInvalidPriceType
+	case PriceTypeLast, PriceTypeBuy, PriceTypeSell, PriceTypeMid, PriceTypeMaker, PriceTypeTaker:
+		return p, err
 	}
-	return nil
+	return p, ErrInvalidPriceType
 }
 
 func (p *PriceType) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
@@ -42,11 +37,13 @@ func (p *PriceType) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	*p = PriceType(strings.ToUpper(s))
-	if err := p.Validate(); err != nil {
+	t, err := ParsePriceType(s)
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	*p = t
+
 	return nil
 }