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Hi QC community,
I have been playing around with a model and would like to put some extra leverage onto my algorithm (basically allow for higher margin than 2x/3x on equities). I am aware of Reg T and how IB accounts for margin. This is just to play around with.
If relevant, I am currently entering positions using:
Share New Research 
SetHoldings("XXX", 2.0)Could you please point me in the right direction? I have searched on the forum and have yet to find a conclusive answer.
Thanks!
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William Patterson
I believe it is
Securities[Symbol].SetLeverage(X); in initialize. X being whatever you want max lev to be
GabrielV
I've attached a backtest with some results. The leverage doesn't really make sense to me.
I had to set both:
Securities["SPY"].SetLeverage(2.0M);and
SetHoldings(_spy, 2.0M);I've attached a leverage chart also. Am I missing something? The leverage chart seems wrong to me...
GabrielV
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