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



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Tomasz,
This may be a very silly question,but couldnt one position size using "Addtocomposite" to create a "counter"and divide that into ones open equity (or -100 as you suggested) to come up with the appropriate position size??

Allan
----- Original Message -----
From: Tomasz Janeczko <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, July 20, 2006 4:09 pm
Subject: Re: [amibroker] How to get # symbols where Buy == True to evenly divide equity?
> 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 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "onlyobsession2k3" <jmpatton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> 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. 
> > 
> > Any tips on how to accomplish this? 
> > 
> > Thank you, 
> > 
> > Joel 
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