Forum: Collective2 Suggestions, Feedback, Questions
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| Subject: | Auto Generated Trade |
| Posted by: | Trade Admin ( C2 Score: 971 ) |
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| When: | 1/05/12 (8:12) | |
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| | On Monday 1/2, at 16:42 a auto trade was generated to sell my long ES position. The trade was auto generated due to some unknown system constraint which I could not have violated since I was over $1,000 in profit. Unfortunately I missed $1,000 additional profit on 1/3. I have submitted a ticket for three days without response? |
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| | In response to post by Trade Admin of 1/05/12 (8:12) On Monday 1/2, at 16:42 a auto trade was generated to sell my long ES position. The trade was auto generated due to som...
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You configured your system to use Auto Constraints. Specifically, you programmed your system to not allow open positions to use more than 30% of your equity.
At the end of the trading day, your intra-day @ES margin went up to regular margin requirements of $5625, which, as a percent of your equity ($11,787), was 47.72%. Thus your position was closed.
This was correct.
The thing to keep in mind is that special reduced margin requirements for the @ES contract revert back to normal margins at the end of the regular trading session. You can see all C2 margin requirements here:
http://www.collective2.com/symbols
You can remove your auto-constraint if you do not want your system to use it.
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What is the C2 Score?
Collective2 rates every trading advisor in its database and assigns a score between 100 and 1000.
In general, a rating above 500 is good. A rating above 700 is excellent.
Collective2 Ratings are recalculated daily based on the entire performance history in our database. The exact formula we use is proprietary, but there are several key variables that go into the Collective2 Rating. One of the most important factors is the length of time we have been able to observe the performance of the trader. Another key factor is the amount by which the trader over-performs or under-performs the S&P 500 index. Finally, the choppiness of the trader's results is taken into account. Certainly a more consistent trader will be rated more highly than a trader with erratic results.
