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Hani, MSST cannot handle specific prices (other than OHLC entry/exit)
within its compound equity calculation.
TradeSim can. It has specific EntryPrice & ExitPrice variables that
it can use for both system trigger signals, and equity calculation.
jose
--- In Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Hani Mounir" <elmagd2000@xxxx>
wrote:
> Jose and all,
> my problem with MSST is that : I have specific values in trade
execution ( open, high,low and close ). what if I need to use the
actual price when entry triggered (delay = zero ). How to do that?
> Is that the same in TradeSim?
>
> Thanks & regards,
> Hani
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jose [mailto:josesilva22@x...]
> Sent: الخميس 25/03/2004 05:48 ص
> To: Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc:
> Subject: [Metastockusers] MS System Tester vs TradeSim
>
>
>
> The difference between MetaStock's System Tester (MSST) and
TradeSim
> is like comparing night & day.
>
> MSST is based on compound trades, and is buggy and difficult to
use.
>
> MSST doesn't take into account the trader's limited trading
account.
> You cannot go on trading after your capital is depleted. MSST
keeps
> on backtesting after the most massive drawdowns.
>
> TradeSim considers entry & exit price slippage, testing on
restricted
> capital (i.e. real-life trading), drawdowns, and thorough Monte
Carlo
> testing and scatter plotting, just to mention the more
important
> points.
> The number of variables available in TradeSim alone, would be
> difficult to replicate in a charting package.
>
> Take a look at this TradeSim backtest example:
> http://users.bigpond.com/prominex/Pegasus/Peg-Eqty.htm
>
> More here:
> http://www.compuvision.com.au/index.htm
>
>
> jose '-)
>
>
>
> --- In Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "ktlau" <ktlau@xxxx>
wrote:
> > I was led to believe, thru reading of various posting, that
> > TradeSim's capability for backtesting is very much advanced
as
> > compared with MS's enhance system tester.
> > Can anyone elaborate the difference in capability between the
two?
> >
> >
> > Tony
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