commissions in backtester round trip or one side of trade?

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commissions in backtester round trip or one side of trade?

Postby gpw797 » 18 Sep 2011

Can't find an answer to this one..

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Re: commissions in backtester round trip or one side of trad

Postby Dave Masalov » 19 Sep 2011

gpw797,

If you select Commission 'per Trade', it will be calculated for every trade: every entry and every exit.

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Re: commissions in backtester round trip or one side of trad

Postby gpw797 » 19 Sep 2011

thanks.. that's what I thought but it wasn't clear.. to many traders a "trade" = an entry AND an exit.


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