Re: [amibroker] how is the profit for shorts calculated?

[uenal.mutlu@xxxxxxxxxxx]

BTW, you can remove the qty. I additionally had 
also
taken the costs (ie. commission etc.) into the 
calculation,
and then you would need the qty...
UM
 
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  profit for shorts calculated?
  
  Hi Peter,
  use the same formula as that for long but 
  then
  multiply the result by -1 if it was as short 
  trade.
  Here is an excerpt from my C++ code. flPrice is the 
  initial price.
   
     float flProfitPerc = (flPriceNext * flQty) 
  / (flPrice * flQty) * 100.0f - 100.0f;   if (iTradeType == 
  0)  // 0="short", else "long"      
  flProfitPerc *= -1.0f;
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    Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 9:41 
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    Subject: [amibroker] how is the profit 
    for shorts calculated?
    
     
     This is about my tenth attempt to post this, i hope the other 
    posts  dont appear.
     
     Hi members.
      I have a question about short trades.
      Is the profit basically worked out similar to a long 
    profit.
     e.g. the buy to sell value
     In a short trade could the profit be worked out in reverse ( 
    not in reference to ami, will be used for a spread sheet)  
      e.g.  If the short was $10.00 and the cover was 
    $5,  could i reverse these and say that there was a %100 
    profit.
     or are there oddities when working out the  profit of a 
    short trade.
      Peter.
    






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