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RE: [amibroker] continuous running of backtester and quote update



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For backtester you'd need an external automation script afaik.
 
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From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of eric paradis
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 10:33 AM
To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [amibroker] continuous running of backtester and quote update

Hi,

Id like to have the backtester running continuously so
I can get signals , and also by automatically updating
my quotes thru amiquotes, is this possible and
relatively easy to do so?



--- eric paradis <thechemistrybetweenus@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> 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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> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Cheers
> > Graham
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