Hi -- If the question is "Does Quantitative Trading Systems cover Custom Backtester?" The answer is that there is an example of using the Custom Backtester to create a custom metric for use as an objective function. But it does not answer your questions about risk management. There is a file posted to the AmiBroker Yahoo group entitled "AmiBroker Custom Backtester Interface.pdf" that contains a lot of information about ising CBI. Here is the URL to the files directory:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/files/ Thanks, Howard On 7/17/07, Trinolix Derry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi, i have read anywhere that the book could also be useful in writing CBI codes. I have huge troubles to finish my simple risk management, see my post from today (and previous posts). Could this book be helpful to solve or implement a risk management into CBI or does it rather only cover very basic CBI things as already explained in the AmiBroker help ? Regards 2007/7/17, Ton Sieverding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Just one 'misser' in the market will cost me a lot more Howard. > So for me the shipping cost is no issue ... And before I forget > it, keep on writing good books ... > > Regards, Ton. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Howard B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 17, 2007 7:42 AM > *Subject:* Re: [amibroker] Learning AFL > > Thanks to everyone asking about shipping costs and a pdf version of the > book, Quantitative Trading Systems. > > The book is priced at US$49.95 and is sold only through the book's > website -- www.quantitativetradingsystems.com -- and at meetings where I > am a speaker. As I explain on the /pricing page of that website, the cover > price would be about $100 if it was available through Amazon, and the > "street" price to customers would probably be about $65. There are other > issues with selling a book through Amazon and the major book distribution > channels that work against the author. > > Shipping within the US via Media Mail is included in the price of the > book. The cost to me is $2.47 plus packaging materials, packaging time, and > standing in line at the Post Office. Media Mail typically takes one to two > weeks, depending on the Post Office work load and the region of the > country. We have not yet had a book go missing, but delivery has taken as > long as 21 calendar days. > > Shipping within the US via Priority Mail is priced at $4.00 extra. The > cost is $4.60 plus packaging and waiting. Again, delivery is dependent on > the Post Office, but is usually within one week, and has been as long as two > weeks. > > Shipping to Canada or Mexico is $15.00 extra. The cost to me is a small > (about $.50) currency conversion charge from PayPal, $9.00 postage, > packaging, customs forms, and waiting. Delivery takes one to two weeks. > > Shipping to anywhere else in the world is $20.00 extra. The cost to me > is a currency charge, packaging, customs forms, waiting, and a postage > charge that ranges from $11.00 to over $25.00, depending on the country. > Most packages go for $11.00, and I absorb those charges that are higher. > (For a few weeks early in the shipping, I was charging $25.00 extra because > the postage rate I was being charged was often much higher than $11.00. A > friendly Post Office employee helped me change my packaging so that I could > use the flat rate envelopes, which reduced the postage rate, so I reduced my > charges.) Delivery takes one to two weeks. A customer recently told me > that my book arrived in perfect condition, faster, and with absolutely no > customs hassle or charge -- all of which compared favorably with books > ordered through Amazon. > > Should I set up another category of shipping for those people who think > the $20.00 is too much? First, some carrier other than the US Post Office > would be involved. The US Post Office has discontinued many of their > cheaper, slower surface mail options. Here is the URL to the information > for shipping to Australia: > http://pe.usps.com/text/Imm/ab.15.12.htm#ep1572941 > I am using the Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelope for > $11.00. The package weighs 1 pound 15.3 ounces. There is not a lower > rate listed. > Second, if there was surface mail, delivery times expand from weeks to > months. Third, costs would drop very little. How many people would prefer > to pay $15.00 and wait two months instead of $20.00 and wait one to two > weeks? Is there a method of shipping overseas that I have missed? Fourth, > I would have something else that complicates the process. > > There have been very few requests for pdf file versions of the book. > And most often, the person asking orders a printed copy when I explain that > there is not a pdf version. > > My own experience with pdf versions of books is that reading them ties > me to the computer. Personally, they do not work for me. > > Crack websites advertise software that will break the encryption of pdf > files. Friends who publish copy protected software tell me that cracked > versions of programs and documentation are often available within a week of > the release of a new version from the publisher. > > Am I charging too much for shipping? I don't think so. Is the book > overpriced? Comments from customers indicate that it is a good value. > Should I offer it through Amazon so that I can lose money on every copy sold > and customers can pay $65 plus shipping? Probably not. Is it a good > business decision to create a pdf version? I am not convinced that it is. > > Thanks for listening, > Howard > > > > On 7/15/07, SIEW Hon Foong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Howard, > > > > > > > > I have interested in the book, is there any way to get cheaper (i.e., > > PDF version)? The shipping fee is not cheap. > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Siew, > > > > From Singapore > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: amibroker@ yahoogroups.com] > > *On Behalf Of *Howard B > > *Sent:* Monday, July 16, 2007 1:42 AM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [amibroker] Learning AFL > > > > > > > > Hi Amo -- > > > > I am the author of a book, Quantitative Trading Systems, that you > > might find helpful. > > > > Here is the URL to the book's home page: > > > > http://www.quantitativetradingsystems.com/index.html > > > > Thanks, > > Howard > > > > On 7/15/07, *Amohedas* < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > Hey Guys, > > > > I have been reading the User Guide, but have found it does a > > relatively poor job in teaching the AFL language. Is there any other > > resource I can consult, or just trial and error. > > > > :-) > > > > Thanks guys/gals you are very helpful. > > > > Amo > > > > > > > > > -- Regards
