How do you calculate Cumulative Return?

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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 Annualized (Compounded) ...

• 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 Strategy Stats Include Commissions & Fees?

  "Win Trades" does not include broker commissions and fees. "Cumulative Return" includes cumulative monthly subscription fees and cumulative commission costs.   Changing the Broker View: Typical Broker Commissions is the default view. To change the ...

• Why aren't my strategy graph and stats being updated?

  We don't update stats every minute. We update them every few hours or so. So generally, the system page is updated on a delayed basis. More frequently for strategies with more subscribers; less frequently for strategies with fewer subscribers. Note ...