Using leverage in backtests

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Using leverage in backtests #484961 01/05/22 03:07 01/05/22 03:07
Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 29 C coinpump OP Newbie
coinpump OP Newbie C Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 29	Hi again, new zorro s user here. How can I use leverage in my tests? I changed the "market" column in the assets but I don't think I'm doing it correctly. Is there a way to do it programmatically in the script? Thank you! Great software by the way.

Re: Using leverage in backtests [Re: coinpump] #484974 01/05/22 11:32 01/05/22 11:32
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Petra Support Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 586 Austria	Set MarginCost to the current price divided by leverage.

Re: Using leverage in backtests [Re: Petra] #484979 01/05/22 15:22 01/05/22 15:22
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coinpump OP Newbie C Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 29	Can you give me an example doing this inside a script? Is it as simple as this? MarginCost = price(0) / 3; I have tried changing the MarginCost in the assets file, but the test results are the same. Can you give me an example of changing the leverage with both the assets file and inside a script? Last edited by coinpump; 01/05/22 15:46.

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