• Registered: 2014-10-24
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Topic: A Spread value on Back-testing.

Hi everyone,

Is it possible that I can set a spread value on Back-testing as the Live-trading ?

Because when I'm applied the system on the FST , a spread on XAUUSD is make the system losses all the time.

However when I have seen in back-test it opens the trades without any spread.

If not , how to solve this kind of problem.

Thank you

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  • Blaiserboy
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Re: A Spread value on Back-testing.

How have you set up XAUUSD in the program. as Forex or as CFD or...?

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  • Registered: 2014-10-24
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Re: A Spread value on Back-testing.

Hi Blaiserboy,

I have set it as Forex, anything wrong?

  • Popov
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Re: A Spread value on Back-testing.

middle_way,

You have to set Digits = 3 and Spread = 360, at least as per Alpari.

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Re: A Spread value on Back-testing.

Thank you Popov,

How about lot size? the default lot value (100000) seem to be too much and inaccurate.

PS. I'm using Exness broker.

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Re: A Spread value on Back-testing.

Depending on the size of your account, use 0.01  to start....... test it in the Mt4, determine what they require for margin and then go from there. And then set up FSB with that lot size.

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