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As a beginner in c# I would very much appreciate if someone could post a simple template (e.g.: ema crossover) which is all set up to be used with a fxcm (test) account (cfds and forex).
Thanks in advance!
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Alexandre Catarino
When the algorithm trades securities that are supported by the brokerage, we do not need a special setup. We can run the same algorithm for FXCM and Oanda.
However, we want to run backtests that emulate a particular brokerage, we can set it up (please check out the docs under Reality Modelling section):
// In Initialize method // Set brokerage model using helper methods: SetBrokerageModel(BrokerageName.FxcmBrokerage); // Defaults to margin account SetBrokerageModel(BrokerageName.TradierBrokerage, AccountType.Cash); //Or override account type // Supported brokerage names: BrokerageName.FxcmBrokerage .OandaBrokerage .TradierBrokerage .InteractiveBrokersBrokerageAndreas Dekrout
thanks Alexandre,
so when I run abacktest I need to set
SetBrokerageModel(BrokerageName.FxcmBrokerage);but when I want to go "live" on a test or real account I wouldnt need to set anything, right?
best,
Andreas.
Alexandre Catarino
Right. On live mode, some of the settings we made on Initialize are discarded, SetBrokerageModel is one of those.
Andreas Dekrout
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