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Re: [amibroker] backtesting multiple futures contracts



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margindeposit and ticksize can be put into the information window for
each symbol and this is used in AFL unless you assign the value within
the AFL

You can also do this in the AFL by simkilar to this
ticksize = iif(name()=="ABC", 0.0001, iif(name()=="DEF",0.01, 1 ));

On 11/4/05, eric paradis <thechemistrybetweenus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have a few questions about backtesting futures
> contracts. I would like to test a portfolio of
> different contracts, say EURUSD, Gold, etc. Is it
> possible for me to do this in amibroker?
>
> I have used MarginDeposit for setting margin, but can
> I set different margins for different contracts in one
> backtest?
>
> I also wonder about tick size. Should I set it to 0
> for futures mode? It appears it is 0 in the user
> manual, but I am not entirely sure.
>
> Is it possible for me to have multiple point values in
> the afl so that I can test multiple contracts at once?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eric
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