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[amibroker] Re: Tomasz : A feature request about margins



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Thank Tomasz,

I'll try that.

Regards, romadd64


--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <amibroker@xxxx> 
wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I think you just have 'margin account' (required for trading 
shorts, btw).
> In such case go to the settings page and enter the maximum margin
> that your brokerage allows into "Margin Requirement" field.
> 
> Then use PositionSize variable to modify exact size of the trade on
> trade-by-trade basis.
> Remember that negative values of position value represent the 
percentage of your equity
> (including what you borrow from your broker).
> 
> Then you can use the following
> 
> PositionSize = IIF( buy, -50, -80); // if buy (long) use only 50% 
of your buying power, if short use 80%
> 
> More information:
> Users Guide:  System test settings window
> 
> Best regards,
> Tomasz Janeczko
> amibroker.com
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Email" <romadd64@xxxx>
> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 12:34 PM
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Tomasz : A feature request about margins
> 
> 
> > CS,
> > 
> > I was asking to have different margins for long and short 
positions. 
> > how can I set it ?
> > 
> > Regards, romadd64
> >  
> > 
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "CS" <res1wgwl@xxxx> wrote:
> > > Already exists.
> > > Go to Symbol>Information.
> > > Or...
> > > Use MarginDeposit in your formula.
> > > 
> > > -CS
> > >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> > >   From: Email 
> > >   To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > >   Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 5:04 PM
> > >   Subject: [amibroker] Tomasz : A feature request about margins
> > > 
> > > 
> > >   Hi Tomasz,
> > >   as you can see i'm working hard to keep you very busy ;)
> > > 
> > >   My online broker now permit to go short also for stocks, 
using 
> > >   margins. So for long position there is no margins (or better, 
> > margin 
> > >   = 100%), but for short position there are margins. 
Furthermore, 
> > there 
> > >   are different short margins for different stocks (some 50%, 
> > others 
> > >   70%, and so on...)
> > > 
> > >   Can you add the feature to have different margins for 
long/short 
> > >   positions ?
> > > 
> > >   Thanks, romadd64.
> > > 
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