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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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[[Category:Strategies]]
