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These define the settings to apply when running a script.
AccountSize - starting capital amount
AccountType - specifies the type of account being modeled
AllowSameName - allow user-defined items to replace prior ones with the same name in the same section type
AlwaysImport - causes data to be re-imported before a script runs in any mode
BarSize - default test data timeframe
CashIntPct - interest rate received for positive daily excess cash
CommCurrency - how the Commission formula is interpreted in a multi-currency script
Currency - account base currency for multi-currency system models
DataFile - test data file path
DateDisplay - how dates are displayed in the user interface, scans, trade lists, etc.
DateInput - how dates are parsed when day/month vs. month/day is ambiguous
DateSym - symbol to use for "Earliest" or "Latest" in StartDate or EndDate
DaysPerYear - number of market days per year for stats purposes
EndDate - last date of test
EndOfTestExits - controls whether open positions are exited at the end of a backtest
ExchangeMap - details about specific exchanges for which you may want to generate orders
HolidayList - list of holidays (only required for order generation)
KeepTrades - types of trades to store in each results record
LogDetail - which categories of output to include in the Test Details Log
MarginIntPct - interest rate charged for negative daily excess cash (margin loan)
NumBars - number of market dates to test
OptAnchor - whether and how to anchor the start or end date of multi-interval optimizations / walk-forward
OptByStrategy - run the optimization separately for each strategy
OptBySymbol - run the optimization separately for each symbol
OptClearResults - clear the active results window before running an optimization
OptContinueResults - resume a stopped optimization from the tests already in ResultsFile (Combinatorial mode only)
OptimizeMode - the type of optimization to perform (Combinatorial, Sequential, Genetic, Random, Defaults Only)
OptIterations - run the configured test multiple times (required by Genetic and Random modes)
OptKeepBest - keep only the N best-scoring tests (requires OptSortResults)
OptKeepByDate - apply OptKeepBest to each date interval separately
OptKeepBySymbol - apply OptKeepBest to each For Each Symbol test
OptKeepNoTrades - keep result rows for parameter combinations that produced zero trades
OptMultiSaveAs - perform SaveStatsAs and/or SaveTradesAs once per test in the optimization
OptMutatePct - mutation probability for Genetic optimization
OptNoDialog - run the optimization without displaying the Optimize dialog first
OptNoStats - drop per-period stat details from each test to allow much larger optimization runs
OptOverfit - run an Overfitting Analysis (CSCV/PBO) when the optimization completes
OptOverfitBlocks - number of time blocks for the Overfitting Analysis (even, 4 to 20)
OptScoreCol - name of the Results column to use as the optimization score (fitness function)
OptShards - launch N child processes to parallelize a Combinatorial optimization across CPU cores
OptShowResults - when to display the results window during a run (Live, AtEnd, None)
OptSortResults - re-sort the result rows by OptScoreCol after each test
OptSummaryLog - display a summary log when the optimization run finishes
OptTestInterval - spacing between date intervals (in OptTimeUnit units)
OptTestLength - length of each date interval (in OptTimeUnit units)
OptTimeUnit - time unit for multi-interval optimizations or walk-forward (None, Years, Months, Weeks, Days)
OptWalkForward - generate a walk-forward test from the multi-interval optimization
OrderClerkFolder - path of folder to use with OrderClerk
OrdersComment - string to add to the top of the order list when orders are generated
OrdersFile - path\name of order list file to generate
OrdersFreeCash - path\name of a text file containing the current free cash value of a brokerage account
OrdersLiveData - allows order generation for "ThisClose" entry and exit times
OrdersMktAsLmtPct - allows generated market orders to optionally be converted to limit orders
OrdersMode - specifies the format of generated orders
OrdersNetLiq - path\name of a text file containing the current live Net Liquidation Value of a brokerage account
OrdersTemplate - path\name of CSV order list template file
OrdersUseQtyIn - forces generated exit order quantities to match the position's entry quantity
RandomSeed - provides a way to use the same sequence of random numbers every time a script is run
ReportContent - specify which content items to include in summary reports
ReportsFolder - path of folder in which Test Summary Reports are create
ResultsByYear - add per-year results columns for the listed stats (ROR, MaxDD, Trades)
ResultsFile - path\name of RTR file to open or create before running a test
RiskFreeRateSym - symbol of data series to store in the test statistics for later use when calculating Sharpe
SaveChartsTo - path of folder in which to automatically save a chart for every row of the scan
SaveLogAs - path\name of a text file to create and write all log output produced during the run to
SavePositionsAs - path\name of CSV file to create at end of a test to list open positions
SaveScanAs - path\name of CSV file to create and write scan output to
SaveStatsAs - path\name of CSV file to create and write stats details to
SaveStatsInclude - which strategy types to include in the SaveStatsAs CSV output file
SaveTestListAs - path\name of CSV file to create with the list of test results as they appear in the results window
SaveTradesAs - path\name of CSV file to create and write the trade list to
SaveTradesType - format to use for SaveTradesAs output file
ScanNoDefCols - allows the default Date and Symbol columns to be optionally omitted
ScanNoHeader - allows creation of a CSV file with no header row
ScanNoWindow - allows scanning directly to CSV without displaying the output in a window
ShortLoanIntPct - annualized interest rate paid on short positions (short borrow fee rate)
ShortPrcdsIntPct - interest rate received on proceeds from short positions
SkipTestIf - allows tests to be skipped in multi-parameter optimizations (e.g. useless parameter combinations)
StartDate - first date of test
SymChangeList - path\name of CSV file containing list of symbol changes to use when processing imported trades
TestName - give the test a name
TestOutput - additional output and actions during and after a test
TestScanAllDates - allows TestScan to ouput rows for every date of a test, not just the last date
TestScanPositions - runs the TestScan for all open positions rather than for all symbols
UseAvailableBars - allows simple averages and indicators to optionally be calculated with fewer bars than specified
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