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# Navigate to the portfolio file (*.pws) and select it. | # Navigate to the portfolio file (*.pws) and select it. | ||
# Press the '''Open''' button. | # Press the '''Open''' button. | ||
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+ | == Renaming Portfolios == | ||
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+ | Portfolios can be renamed by two different methods: | ||
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+ | * Save a copy of the Portfolio under a different name (see [[<span style="color: red;">'''LINK'''</span> /0297_Portfolio/22-9701_CreatingPortfolios.html name="3"; |Saving Portfolios]]) or, | ||
+ | * Use Windows Explorer or another program to rename a Portfolio file as you would any other Windows file. | ||
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+ | == Deleting Portfolios == | ||
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+ | Use Windows Explorer or another program to delete the Portfolio file as you would any other Windows file. | ||
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[[Category:Portfolio Backtesting]] | [[Category:Portfolio Backtesting]] |
Revision as of 18:06, 7 February 2012
Portfolios can be created by the MultiCharts Portfolio Backtester.
MultiCharts Portfolio Backtester is included with the MultiCharts platform as a separate application.
Contents
Starting Portfolio Backtester
To start MultiCharts Portfolio Backtester:
- Select the Portfolio Backtester icon on the computer's desktop or on the Quick Launch bar, or:
- Select All Programs, select MultiCharts, and click Portfolio Backtester.
Creating Portfolios
To create a new Portfolio:
- Click the New Portfolio icon on the toolbar, or
- Select File in the main menu and then select New Portfolio, or
- Press CTRL+N to use the keyboard shortcut.
Saving Portfolios
A Portfolio, complete with the strategy and all settings, is saved as a file with a .pws extension.
To save a Portfolio:
- Select the Save Portfolio icon on the toolbar, or
- Select File in the main menu and then click Save Portfolio, or
- Press CTRL+S to use the keyboard shortcut.
To save an already named Portfolio under a new name, select File in the main menu and select Save Portfolio As.
Loading Saved Portfolios
To load a saved Portfolio:
- Open the Open file window.
- To access the Open file window:
- Select the Load Portfolio icon on the toolbar, or
- Select File in the main menu and then click Load Portfolio, or
- Press CTRL+O to use the keyboard shortcut.
- To access the Open file window:
- Navigate to the portfolio file (*.pws) and select it.
- Press the Open button.
Renaming Portfolios
Portfolios can be renamed by two different methods:
- Save a copy of the Portfolio under a different name (see [[LINK /0297_Portfolio/22-9701_CreatingPortfolios.html name="3"; |Saving Portfolios]]) or,
- Use Windows Explorer or another program to rename a Portfolio file as you would any other Windows file.
Deleting Portfolios
Use Windows Explorer or another program to delete the Portfolio file as you would any other Windows file.