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Lot Amount Issue (Position size)
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02/27/17 15:12
02/27/17 15:12
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therealLeon
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Hello, i have an issue concerning the LotAmount and im wondering if somebody faced the same or knows what to do: I got 1x strategy (same code, same AssetFix) 1x time runnung with ActivTrades (MetaTrader Bridge), 1x time running with FXCM. Both support 0.01 LotAmount. But the ActivTrades instance uses 10 times the position size (when entering and exiting same), see below: ActivTrades:
[Ger30Mar17::L3401] Long 1@11806.50 Risk 69$ at 15:00:01..
[Fri 24.02.17 15:30] 199878 +0 -44 (11799.50).
[Fri 24.02.17 16:00] 199901 +0 -21 (11763.00).
[Ger30Mar17::L3401] Sell 1@11786.50: -21.50 at 16:00:01
FXCM:
[GER30::L0849] Long 1@11807.75 Risk 5$ at 15:00:01
[Fri 24.02.17 15:30] 50009 +0 -4 (11799.94)
[Fri 24.02.17 16:00] 50011 +0 -2 (11764.34)
[GER30::L0849] Sell 1@11787.70: -2.10 at 16:00:01
AssetFix looks like this for the assets (GER30 used by FXCM, Ger30Mar17 used by ActivTrades):
Name,Price,Spread,RollLong,RollShort,PIP,PIPCost,MarginCost,Leverage,LotAmount,Commission,Symbol
GER30 ,10884,1,-0.1,0,1,0.1,6,0.01,0.1,0,
Ger30Mar17,10884,1,-0.1,0,1,0.1,6,0.01,0.1,0,
How to use the same positions size for ActiveTrades as with FXCM? Best Regards Leon
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Re: Lot Amount Issue (Position size)
[Re: boatman]
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02/28/17 11:52
02/28/17 11:52
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therealLeon
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Hello boatman, thanks for the detailed reply. You are right the Assets.csv (0.3) is showing other informations for ger30mar17 as the Asset.fix (0.1) does:
Name,Price,Spread,RollLong,RollShort,PIP,PIPCost,MarginCost,Leverage,LotAmount,Commission,Symbol
Ger30Mar17,11798.00,1.50000,-0.1000,0.0000,0.1000,0.125000,7.3738,1999.986,0.3,0.000,Ger30Mar17
What im wondering is that in the ActivTrades Trade we lose 20 Points, which is 21,50€ (which is 1€ per 1 Dax Point more or less). But i already traded manually with ActivTrades 1 Dax Point for 0,25€ per point. Do you know a way to trade the same ratio with Zorro? For example reduce the 0.3 to 0.1? ActivTrades:
[Ger30Mar17::L3401] Long 1@11806.50 Risk 69$ at 15:00:01..
[Fri 24.02.17 15:30] 199878 +0 -44 (11799.50).
[Fri 24.02.17 16:00] 199901 +0 -21 (11763.00).
[Ger30Mar17::L3401] Sell 1@11786.50: -21.50 at 16:00:01
Last edited by therealLeon; 02/28/17 11:52.
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Re: Lot Amount Issue (Position size)
[Re: jcl]
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03/08/17 15:38
03/08/17 15:38
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therealLeon
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Hello jcl,
thanks for your response. I tried to figure out a practical solution with your answer for the problem that i can trade manualy with activtrades at DAX 1 Point for 0,25€ but with Zorro its not possible at the moment.
"A mini lot is 10 times higher than a micro lot, so make sure that this variable is correct for your account." Do you mean i have to look up ActivTrades Settings? Aren't these the same as when im trading manualy (where smaller position sizes work)?
"For trading a certain amount of money, use Margin, not Lots." Margin in the code is for FXCM and Activ Trades the same: Margin = 0.5 * OptimalF * Capital * sqrt(1 + ProfitClosed/Capital); How does this produce a different result in positions size if both codes are the same?
Thanks for time and Best Regards
Leon
Last edited by therealLeon; 03/08/17 15:39.
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Re: Lot Amount Issue (Position size)
[Re: jcl]
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01/06/19 16:56
01/06/19 16:56
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I'm going to hook up at this point. I find the explanation in the manual somewhat misleading. My broker has the following data e.g. for EUR/USD: Lever 1:400, 1 lot = 100,000 contracts, minimum lot size = 0.01 (corresponds to 1,000 contracts). The instructions contain the following information: manualIn the AssetFix.csv I should actually enter the following according to the instructions: LotAmount = 1000, PIPCost = 0.01 (100,000 contracts * 0.01) Elsewhere in the manual it says that lot size must always have an integer size. That means, I would have to enter the following: LotAmount = 100,000, PIPCost = 1.00 What is correct? Both are actually the same, but does Zorro also know?
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