How do you calculate Annual Return (Compounded)?

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  To comply with NFA regulations, we display Cumulative Rate of Return for strategies with a track record of less than one year. For strategies with longer track records, we display Annualized (Compounded) Rate of Return. How Cumulative Rate of Return ...

• How do you calculate the monthly returns listed in the "Hypothetical monthly returns" charts?

  We look at the total strategy equity (closed P/L plus open P/L plus cash in your strategy plus the value of what you hold) and compare it at two points in time. For the "October monthly return" for example, we'll compare the equity on October 31 and ...

• What method do you use to calculate the swap rates and settlement dates for the trading record.

  Basically we calculate trade profit at the market price at the time the trade is closed. In the C2 simulation we don't wait for a settlement time. If the currency pair is not dollar-denominated then we will convert the P/L to dollars at the moment ...

• Do you use real-time quotes? Why can't I see real-time prices when I enter a trading signal for my system?

  Yes, Collective2 uses real-time quotes to calculate trading system results, but we are not allowed to redistribute the quotes. That is why we do not display them. So: We use real-time pricing internally to calculate your trade fills (execution ...

• What is the calculation used for interest?

  MEXEM uses 4 steps to calculate the daily interest payable or receivable on cash balances. Interest is calculated on the end of day Settled Cash Balance. If you sell a stock short and close the short in the same trading session, borrow fees would not ...