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Building a CFD dataset that can be tested
A CFD backtest needs more than a continuous price chart. The dataset must reflect the contract, quote sides and cash entries that a trader could actually...
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CFDs Trading Guide
Understand CFDs, interpret quotes and measure the effects of leverage, costs and execution. Follow ten stages from contract basics to strategy testing, portfolio hedging and a disciplined trading process.
Start with What a CFD gives you and what it does not, then follow the next lesson links. Explore 40 lessons with worked examples, exercises and further reading.
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Research and Performance Testing
Test ideas with realistic quotes, costs, uncertainty and independent evaluation.
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Backtesting after spreads funding and slippage
A price signal becomes a trading result only after execution and costs. Build those mechanics into the test instead of deducting an arbitrary fee at the...
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Avoiding overfitting and testing on unseen data
A rule can fit old data beautifully and fail immediately afterward. Independent testing helps separate a repeatable idea from a lucky selection.
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Expectancy drawdowns and uncertainty
Winning frequency is only one part of performance. The size of gains, losses, drawdowns and estimation uncertainty determines what the record actually says.
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