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Re: [amibroker] backtesting multiple futures contracts



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great! will the backtester test them all during the
backtest, so I can get the portfolio effect?

eric

--- Graham <kavemanperth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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