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mlbalch · 10-02-2009, 07:55 PM

In the Sim tab there are 2 items that are not explained; Margin and Maintenance Margin. I do know what margin and maintenance margin is, however, I do not understand the units .3 or .5 etc... Could someone give me anexample based on the broker magin of $400?

NinjaTrader_Kyle · 10-03-2009, 03:26 PM

Hello mlbalch,

Thank you for your post.

Someone will get back to you on this by Monday at the latest.
Thank you for your patience!

mlbalch · 10-06-2009, 07:44 PM

I have not heard anything yet on the sim settings.
I also have another question. While testing your strategy in realtime in the sim acct, can you make the sim acct calculate commissions into the balance after each trade?

NinjaTrader_Bertrand · 10-07-2009, 06:33 AM

Yes, the sim account would also reflect the entered commissions -

http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/H...issionTab.html

For the margin options, intraday is normally 50% of overnight (except your broker knows you quite a bit and knows you know your stuff

) so 0.5 would reflect this - maintenance is then used for computing the needed cash in the account to 'maintain' the position during the timespan of the trade.

10-02-2009, 07:55 PM	#1
mlbalch Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times in 0 posts	Simulator Options In the Sim tab there are 2 items that are not explained; Margin and Maintenance Margin. I do know what margin and maintenance margin is, however, I do not understand the units .3 or .5 etc... Could someone give me anexample based on the broker magin of $400?
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10-03-2009, 03:26 PM	#2
NinjaTrader_Kyle NinjaTrader Customer Service Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Denver, CO, USA Posts: 7,336 Thanks: 146 Thanked 253 times in 249 posts	Hello mlbalch, Thank you for your post. Someone will get back to you on this by Monday at the latest. Thank you for your patience! Kyle NinjaTrader Customer Service Use Kinetick, NinjaTrader’s preferred market data service - Learn More Free online training events - View Schedule
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10-06-2009, 07:44 PM	#3
mlbalch Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times in 0 posts	I have not heard anything yet on the sim settings. I also have another question. While testing your strategy in realtime in the sim acct, can you make the sim acct calculate commissions into the balance after each trade?
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10-07-2009, 06:33 AM	#4
NinjaTrader_Bertrand NinjaTrader Customer Service Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 22,384 Thanks: 252 Thanked 967 times in 950 posts	Yes, the sim account would also reflect the entered commissions - http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/H...issionTab.html For the margin options, intraday is normally 50% of overnight (except your broker knows you quite a bit and knows you know your stuff ) so 0.5 would reflect this - maintenance is then used for computing the needed cash in the account to 'maintain' the position during the timespan of the trade. Bertrand NinjaTrader Customer Service Use Kinetick, NinjaTrader’s preferred market data service - Learn More Free online training events - View Schedule
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