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RE: RE: [amibroker] Referencing a stock margin file



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> -----Original Message-----
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Smith
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 8:08 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: RE: [amibroker] Referencing a stock margin file
> 
> Paul...
> 
> I have a csv file with a stock list and margin requirement 
> from a range of say 3 to 100.  
> 
> As you suggest I hoped there was a way to either run a script 
> occassionally & set the margindeposit value for each symbol, 
> OR read the csv file during a backtest & set the margin in 
> AFL.  I can't find an example for reading external files in 
> the help file yet, do you have a suggestion for either?
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> > Paul Ho <paultsho@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > You have 2 choices
> > a. you can write a jscript that reads a csv file and load the 
> > margindeposit
> > into database
> > b. you can use afl functions to open and read an existing file and 
> > overwrite
> > the margindeposit variable.
> > 
> > 
> >   _____  
> > 
> > From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> > Behalf
> > Of David
> > Sent: Wednesday, 23 May 2007 7:59 PM
> > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [amibroker] Referencing a stock margin file
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Hi, 
> > 
> > does anyone know if we can query an external text file containing
> > watchlist symbols & margin values to set margin values or
> > margindeposit values for individual shares? Or to put another way, I
> > have an excel sheet of stocks with margins for CFD trading. Is there
> > are way to reference the this file to set individual margins for
> > stocks in backtesting & calculating position sizing in explorations?
> > 
> > Regards, David
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >
> 
> David Smith
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> PULLENVALE, 4069
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> Mob: 0411 120 952
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