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Wrong Definition of Sharpe Ratio in Zorro? #487524
05/29/23 06:32
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In Zorro performance report, sharpe ratio is defined as "annualized ratio of mean and standard deviation of the bar returns when the system is in the market; Bar returns are bar profits divided by invested or required capital."

However, the actual definition does not depend on the invested capital, meaning if I risk 10% of $1000, or 1% of $10000, my sharpe ratio should be the same. This allows us to able to compare the risk-adjusted return of different strategies. But in Zorro, risking the same amount but with different Capital will result in different Sharpe ratio.

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Re: Wrong Definition of Sharpe Ratio in Zorro? [Re: vicknick] #487540
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Re: Wrong Definition of Sharpe Ratio in Zorro? [Re: jcl] #487550
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But why when I increase the capital, the sharpe ratio increase as well? The definition is independent of the capital.

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Re: Wrong Definition of Sharpe Ratio in Zorro? [Re: vicknick] #487560
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Well, what happens when you increase the capital? That depends on your script, but usually you'll then get different profits, a different return, and of course a different Sharpe.

All data on which the Sharpe is based can be found in your log and performance report.


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