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Re: [amibroker] How to get # symbols where Buy == True to evenly divide equity?



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Hello,

You would need to use custom backtester procedure.
Check how many symbols generate buy (iterate through signal list)
and then use -100/sigqty formula to assign position size to signal list.

Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
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Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 10:05 PM
Subject: [amibroker] How to get # symbols where Buy == True to evenly divide equity?


> Hi, I'd like my algorithm to size each position so that it is evenly 
> dividing my equity among the stocks that met my criteria. In other 
> words, I want the number of open positions to equal the number of 
> symbols I found where Buy == True, and the position size as a % of 
> equity would be equity / num symbols. So if 5 stocks met my criteria, 
> they would each get 20% of my equity. If I found 10 stocks, they'd each 
> get 10%, etc.
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> Any tips on how to accomplish this?
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> Thank you,
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> Joel
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