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Re: Z3 (& others?) with ETFs?
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05/27/21 12:23
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Thanks @jcl. I (think I) understand those similarities and differences in theory, but wanted to Test to see what actually bears out. The questions above were to be able to do that: - Rather than re-inventing the wheel, is there somewhere a list of which ETFs best match which CFDs? (Preferably the Z3 CFDs ) - It seems obvious if the ETF is not leveraged to set Leverage to 1 in the csv. But if the ETF is leveraged, that happens "within the ETF" rather than "at the Broker", so should Leverage also be kept at 1 in this case? Thanks.
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Re: Z3 (& others?) with ETFs?
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09/28/21 06:03
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Thanks @Petra.
Renaming History files: Will obviously work, but as a general practice would become a housekeeping nightmare! Do we really want to proliferate files whose data doesn't match their name? It would seem there has to be a better way. Shouldn't the History file be pulled based on the Symbol name, as when getting the data from the Broker?
Leverage: As always, a confusing topic. Are you talking about the Leverage the Broker may apply based on account size, type, whatever? Or are you talking about leveraged ETFs? If the former, and the latter is used, is then Leverage multiplied to 4x, 6x, whatever?
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Re: Z3 (& others?) with ETFs?
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10/26/21 01:19
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Shouldn't the History file be pulled based on the Symbol name, as when getting the data from the Broker? Absolutely not! Symbols can and do have all kinds of illegal characters that are not compatible with your filesystem. (This is your broker's fault.) That's why Asset names have strict naming conventions. Leverage: As always, a confusing topic. Are you talking about the Leverage the Broker may apply based on account size, type, whatever? Or are you talking about leveraged ETFs? If the former, and the latter is used, is then Leverage multiplied to 4x, 6x, whatever? This was in reference to the standard (Regulation T) Margin account, where you get approximately 2:1 leverage for most stocks and ETFs. You get even more leverage for leveraged ETFs (or at least the security itself is constructed as such). You get less leverage when your broker decides to change the margin requirements for an individual symbol, as was the case with GameStop during the Diamond Hands incident. You can get even more leverage for most all products with a Portfolio Margin account, but you must have a ton of money in your account. When in doubt, check your broker's margin requirements for any given symbol and account type.
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Re: Z3 (& others?) with ETFs?
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10/26/21 18:11
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Leverage: I was actually asking the Assets<x>.csv question. Is the Leverage field in Assets<x>.csv the leverage the broker provides for that instrument, irrespective of any leverage provided within the ETF? Using your example of a 2:1 account, is the Leverage field for a 3:1 ETF always 2, not 6? I think the product itself is designed to mimic the target leverage (i.e. if the SP500 ticker goes up 10% in a day, the x2 ticker goes up 20%, and the x3 ticker goes up 30%). Your broker will determine your margin requirements beyond that. Especially for these weird products, you need to check the margin requirements.
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