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Thanks Mike
When looking through the list of available functions I assumed that
Name() would have retrieved the Security Name , not the Symbol.
Shoudn't assume.
Graham
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Mike" <sfclimbers@xxx> wrote:
>
> Graham,
>
> Sorry, I misunderstood your comment of "During the backtest" to
mean
> during custom backtest. You have access to the current symbol name
> (i.e. the ticker name) during a normal backtest, exploration, etc.
> simply by calling the Name() function.
>
> http://www.amibroker.com/guide/afl/afl_view.php?id=103
>
> Mike
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Graham Johnson" <grahamj@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Mike
> >
> > I'll try and digest that in the morning - time for bed now.
> >
> > What I had hoped to do was to get the symbol before the CBT is
> > invoked, but if it has to be done in the CBT then so be it.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Graham
> >
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Mike" <sfclimbers@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > When writing custom backtester code, you don't deal with
> a "current
> > > symbol". Instead, you deal with signals and/or open positions
> > and/or
> > > completed trades.
> > >
> > > Typically, you would iterate through the bars, then at each bar
> you
> > > would iterate through one or more of the above collections to
do
> > > whatever you want to do (e.g. alter position size, calculate
> > > statistics, etc.).
> > >
> > > For both the Signal object and the Trade object (open and
> > completed),
> > > a property named "Symbol" is available. This would be the
closest
> > to
> > > what you are asking for.
> > >
> > > Note that if the "current symbol" that you are seeking is not
in
> > the
> > > signal collection, open trade collection, or closed trades
> > collection
> > > for a given bar, then you would have to use something along the
> > lines
> > > of the Foreign function, static variables or composites to get
at
> > the
> > > information.
> > >
> > > See http://www.amibroker.com/guide/a_custombacktest.html for
more
> > > information on custom backtester code.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Graham Johnson" <grahamj@>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I thought this was going to be simple.
> > > >
> > > > During the backtest, if there is a particular condition, I
want
> > to
> > > > write the Symbol to a variable.
> > > >
> > > > I've searched the User Doc and this forum, but no joy on how
to
> > get
> > > the
> > > > current symbol.
> > > >
> > > > Graham
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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