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Re: [amibroker] Point values for futures symbols



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On 12/21/05, gerald_larman <geraldlarman@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello-New to the forum, and attracted to the software by it's
> combination of extensive backtesting/features/price.  However, I
> intend to use the backtester to analyze futures markets, and I have a
> concern.  On pg. 137 of of the User's Guide, within the Tutorial
> Section regarding the backtesting of futures contracts, T.J.
> writes: "When you load old database AmiBroker presets point value
> field to 1 and assumes that be default 1 point represents one dollar
> so one dollar change gives one dollar profit/loss.  This is done to
> ensure that you get correct results even if you (by mistake) run
> futures mode test on stocks."
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> My question is: Given the preceding statement, does that mean that if
> I change the point values, per market, within the software, that the
> new point value settings will be erased at exit, and that I'd have to
> re-enter all of the point values for each market I'm interested in
> each time I open the software/select markets for a backtest?
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> Thanks in advance for your help.
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