There are so many tools, in fact, that we can get lost with all of the results.

The desired result is a system that will give us profits steadily without a huge risk which leads to the requirement of system robustness.

Without a robust system we will be topping up our accounts on a regular basis.

I gathered from a Google search several articles which give us some clues as to how to build a robust system and how to test for robustness..

People discuss curve fitting often, I think we can reduce curve fitting by following the ideas in some of these articles.

Please be sure to have a look at these articles and then please add comments and questions and suggestions to the thread as this topic is critical for all of us.

Enjoy...!!

http://turtletrader.com/robust-trading-system/

http://www.dukascopy.com/fxcomm/fx-article-contest/?Key-Factor-To-Build-Robust=&action=read&id=898&language=en

http://www.vbosystems.info/blog/robustness-of-algorithmic-trading-systems

http://www.automated-trading-system.com/robustness-definitions/

http://www.automated-trading-system.com/bliss-recipe-robustness-spice/

http://www.modustrading.com/RobustTradingSystems.htm

http://www.stator-afm.com/what-is-a-robust-trading-system/