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Hi,
I am new to QuantConnect and trying to implement a short QQQ call strategy. This strategy is designed to sell call options before every week end(most are Friday) and it monitors the profit/loss of the current contract. If the loss reaches 100%, then it should liquidate all short-selling positions. Now I consider that my error occurs due to the wrong way to get the current price of option. I am wondering if there is any smart way to deal with this problem. Thank you!
Frank
https://www.quantconnect.com/terminal/processCache?request=embedded_backtest_3efd2cd1e7514eb59a0ac44c6ac1cb4d.html
Runtime Error: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. symbol must not contain the characters '|' or ' '. Parameter name: symbol
Derek Melchin
Hi Frank,
The core reason for the error in the backtest above is explained in this related thread.
See the attached backtest for a working algorithm. Note that much of the code has been removed for simplicity.
Best,
Derek Melchin
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