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Hi,
is there a way to backtest on BTCEUR and then trade on GDAX?
If I try running a backtest I receive the following error message
Failed to initialize algorithm: Initialize(): Python.Runtime.PythonException: Exception : The GDAX brokerage does not currently support Margin trading.
It does nevertheless work on BTCUSD, so that is why I was wondering.
Thanks for the help!
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Philip Oedi
Hi Benjamin,
many thanks for the answer! Adding self.SetBrokerageModel(BrokerageName.GDAX, AccountType.Cash) solved the error from above.d the error from above. I now nonetheless run into the problem that no orders are trigger.
I believe that the reason for this is that the account currency and thus the starting cash is set to USD and not to EUR. Is there any way to change this to EUR?
Best,
Philip
Jared Broad
we cannot give an ETA at this time.
Some users work around it with the comments above.
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Philip Oedi
I definitley agree on the point you're making that this is a big drawback.
The work around works, but is not an optimal solution and hope that this will be available soon.
Sharing a strategy using EUR as a base security would be helpful to see anyway.
Philip Oedi
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