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Strategy properties are separate from the individual signals' settings, affect all the signals applied to a chart, and regulate the actions of a group of signals as a whole. | |||
Strategy properties include '''Costs/Capitalization''', '''Maximum bars back''', '''Position limits''', and '''Trade size''' sections. | |||
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== Setting Costs/Capitalization == | |||
Cost/Capitalization section includes Commission, Slippage, and Initial Capital and Interest Rate settings. | |||
Strategy properties are set from the '''Properties''' tab of the '''Strategy Properties''' window: | |||
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# Open the '''Strategy Properties''' window. | |||
#: Opening Strategy Properties Window: | |||
#: To open the '''Strategy Properties''' window: | |||
## Open the '''Format Objects''' window.<br><span>{{FormatObjectIS}}</span> | |||
## Select the '''Signals''' tab. | |||
## Click '''Properties''' to open the '''Strategy Properties''' window. | |||
# Select the '''Properties''' tab. | |||
# In the '''Costs/Capitalization''' section, in the '''Commission''' box, enter the commission; | |||
#* Click '''per Trade''' to select commission per trade. | |||
#* Click '''per Share/Contract''' to select commission per share/contract | |||
# In the '''Slippage''' box, enter the slippage; | |||
#* Click '''per Trade''' to select slippage per trade. | |||
#* Click '''per Share/Contract''' to select slippage per share/contract | |||
# In the '''Init Capital''' box, enter the Initial Capital, and in the '''Interest Rate''' box, enter the interest rate to be used in the performance ratio calculations. | |||
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Revision as of 14:30, 1 February 2012
Strategy properties are separate from the individual signals' settings, affect all the signals applied to a chart, and regulate the actions of a group of signals as a whole.
Strategy properties include Costs/Capitalization, Maximum bars back, Position limits, and Trade size sections.
Setting Costs/Capitalization
Cost/Capitalization section includes Commission, Slippage, and Initial Capital and Interest Rate settings.
Strategy properties are set from the Properties tab of the Strategy Properties window:
- Open the Strategy Properties window.
- Opening Strategy Properties Window:
- To open the Strategy Properties window:
- Open the Format Objects window.To open the Format Objects window, right-click on an empty area of the chart and then click Format Signals.
The Format Objects window can also be opened by one of the following methods:
- Select Format in the main menu and click Signal.
- Double-click any one of the signal's labels on the chart.
- Position the mouse pointer over any one of the signal's labels on the chart; once the Pointerchanges into a Hand
, right-click the label and then click Format Signals.
- Select the Signals tab.
- Click Properties to open the Strategy Properties window.
- Select the Properties tab.
- In the Costs/Capitalization section, in the Commission box, enter the commission;
- Click per Trade to select commission per trade.
- Click per Share/Contract to select commission per share/contract
- In the Slippage box, enter the slippage;
- Click per Trade to select slippage per trade.
- Click per Share/Contract to select slippage per share/contract
- In the Init Capital box, enter the Initial Capital, and in the Interest Rate box, enter the interest rate to be used in the performance ratio calculations.