Risk calculation not same on backtesting as live
Created at 12 Feb 2016, 12:05
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Risk calculation not same on backtesting as live
12 Feb 2016, 12:05
Hi
I am using the following code to calculate volume based on risk-%
double costPerPip = (double)((int)(Symbol.PipValue * 10000000)) / 100; var volume = (Account.Balance * RiskPerDeal / 100) / (StopLossInPips * costPerPip); var volumeInUnits = Symbol.QuantityToVolume(volume); volumeInUnits = Symbol.NormalizeVolume(volumeInUnits, RoundingMode.Down);
I am a running a demo account with 5000€ and leverage 1:10
When backtesting it will always accept my trades even if the StopLossInPips is very low (2 or 3). But when running "live" any trade with a SL of say 3 will give a volume of about 1,8 which of course will not be accepted since my total account is only 50 000.
Is there a way to get the backtest to function more like the "real deal" and acknowledge my real balance?
Or is my way of calculating volume not optimal?
Regards
/mats
Spotware
17 Feb 2016, 12:09 ( Updated at: 21 Dec 2023, 09:20 )
Dear Trader,
We recommend you to run backtesting using tickdata mode to get more accurate results.
@Spotware