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Hi, it seems that the backtest isnt working correctly anymore.
The options are not filtering correctly. It is listing options that are expiring less than the indicative minimum. Kindly help - it use to run perfectly last few months.
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Based on the provided code, it seems that the issue might be related to the way the option filter is set up. In the
Initializemethod, the filter is set with a minimum expiry of 648 days and a maximum expiry of 99999 days. However, in theOnDatamethod, options are liquidated if they are too close to expiration, defined as less than theMaximum_Expiryof 470 days. This could potentially cause the algorithm to liquidate options that are still within the filter range, leading to unexpected behavior.Here is the relevant code:
To resolve this issue, you might want to adjust the
Maximum_Expiryvalue or the option filter range to ensure they are consistent with each other.Please note that this is just a potential issue based on the provided code. If the problem persists, you might want to debug your code further or seek help from the QuantConnect community.
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