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Alexandr Trenkenshu INVESTOR

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Hi,

I'am developing a strategy for EURUSD and for LEAN everything works ok,

but on web-platform I received the following error:

Backtest Error: Error initializing algorithm: This may be because history is using fake data while pre-analyzing an algorithm for a backtest
Backtest Error: Error initializing algorithm: This asset symbol (EURUSD 5O) was not found in your security list. Please add this security or check it exists before using it.

Here is a piece of code which is in Initialize() function:

Ticker = "EURUSD";
SetStartDate(new DateTime(2014, 05, 01));
SetEndDate(2014, 05, 05);
SetCash(100000);
AddForex(Ticker, Resolution.Second);
m_Symbol = QuantConnect.Symbol.Create(Ticker, SecurityType.Forex, Market.FXCM);

What is wrong with my code?

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Alexandr Trenkenshu

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Genorse Gilbert

124 ,

Hi Alexandr,

Try the below:

Also, remember that Forex uses the QuoteBar class for second and minute resolution data instead of TradeBar. It will be good to post the rest of the code since some of your problems may lye outside of what you posted.

private string symbol = "EURUSD";

        public override void Initialize()
        {
            SetStartDate(2014, 5, 1);
            SetEndDate(2014, 5, 5);
            SetCash(100000);

            AddSecurity(SecurityType.Forex, symbol, Resolution.Second);

            Securities[symbol].FeeModel = new FxcmFeeModel();

}

Respectfully,

Geno

JayJayD

42.9k ,

The method AddSecurity returns an Security object, one of the properties of the security is its Symbol.

Same thing with AddCfd, AddForex, AddEquity, etc.

You can try something like this:

private const string ticker = "EURUSD";

Symbol symbol;



public override void Initialize()

{

	symbol = AddForex(ticker).Symbol;

}

So you can refer to the symbol in the rest of the Algorithm.

Alexandr Trenkenshu

691 ,

Thank you, guys, you really helped me.

Alexandr Trenkenshu INVESTOR

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