* EnterLong(1) actually means: if you're already short, buy the number of shares required to get you to 1 long
* EnterShort(1) actually means: if you're already long, enter the number of shares required to get you to 1 short.
Is that correct?
I know this is supposed to simplify things, but I find it pretty confusing, and feel like I must be overlooking something very basic. If I have a strat where I just need to buy or sell a unit regardless of what my position is, and attach stops to each individual transaction, what is the best way to do this?
Also, I've seen some conversations around selling vs selling short, but when I trade futures manually with my broker I don't need to specifiy... I think i just enter a sell and then presumably they check to see if i have adequate margin, etc..., but since they're futures no locate, etc is required. So in my framework, would i need to specify if it is a long sale vs a short sale?
Thanks,
Colin
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