In Instrument manager there is a "Margin Value" field.
I am aware that this is used to specify the amount of currency the broker requires to for me to place a trade of the minimum contract or lot size, so for example, NAS100 minimum margin required is 2 in my case.
The broker's documentation goes on to say:
- if I am to trade a different contract or lot size, do I have to amend the figure in the "Margin Value" field of the Instrument manager for each instrument?
- does this ONLY apply to backtesting?
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