Accuracy of backtesting

Created at 18 Jun 2015, 07:12
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Simon130

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Accuracy of backtesting
18 Jun 2015, 07:12

Can someone tell me if the backtest results take into account the spread of FX and index cfds? When I backtest index cfds especially, the results seem to be overly optimistic. The spreads on DAX cfds range from 1 to 8 points throughout the day so does the backtester consider this?

Thanks,

 

Simon

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Simon130
18 Jun 2015, 08:02

I've figured it out now. There's that cog for backtest settings where you can manually change spreads and commissions :-)

 

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