Re: [amibroker] eq = Foreign("~~~EQUITY", "C");

[Graham <kavemanperth@xxxxxxxxx>]

It just ensures that the equity ticker (created after doing a
backtest) does not overwrite another ticker symbol, and stands out in
the crowd

On 7/21/05, Peter <pa299@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi
> Can someone please help me unpack these lines which comes from the
> equity indicator?
> 
> eq = Foreign("~~~EQUITY", "C");
> cash = Foreign("~~~EQUITY", "L");
> 
> I assume equity information is internally stored in a composite ticker
> (like AddToComposite funtion) called "~~~EQUITY", with Equity stored
> in "C" and Cash in "L". Is this correct??
> 
> Why does the the ticker name have three tildes (~), is this to make
> the name unique or some special syntax ?
> 
> Thanks
> Peter
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