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What is MSBT?
I tried to search the Equis site but most of the pages were not accessible
Lionel Issen
lissen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Yarroll" <komin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: Commissions
> You wrote:
>
>
> Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 07:33:49 +1000
> From: "Gen & Herve" <genher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Commissions
>
> That's right. In the System tester go to option, then in the equity
section
> you can change the testing to point only.
> I've got MSBT and it's definitely worth the small price you pay for it.
It's
> not too user friendly but once you get the hang of it it's ok.
> Herve
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: Lionel Issen <lissen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wednesday, 5 September 2001 6:21
> Subject: Re: Commissions
>
>
> >The system tester in metastock eod gives the option of commission in
points
> >or percent. This has been true going back several versions.
> >Lionel Issen
> >lissen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> This is not exactly true.
> Please check for yourselves. Go to Tester's options, select Points only
> test, and select Commissions in %.
> Type there whatever, some round number is best. Run any test whatever. Go
to
> Reports, again Reports, Trades, click any trade, click Inspect.
> You've got Entry and Exit prices there as well as Entry-Exit commissions.
> You can see there that these commissions are also Points, not percentages,
> irrespective of your choice in the Tester options.
>
> All the best
> Yarroll
>
> PS. I haven't checked MSBT as the demo I downloaded didn't install
properly,
> but I did read the description with UTMOST attention ;-)) {considering the
> amounts of work it could save me}
> I gather MSBT is no different than the Tester? {in this respect, I mean.
If
> you select Points only test you're automatically for points-only
commissions
> as well? Or would someone correct me if I'm wrong please? If it's
otherwise,
> I'm ready to
> do anything to get it to work - reinstall MS, reinstall Windoze... buy a
new
> computer ;-)) etc.}
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