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Thanks UM.
Peter.
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, uenal.mutlu@xxxx wrote:
> 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;
>
> UM
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: peter j
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 9:41 PM
> 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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