While I am still trying to train myself on some of the fundamentals of trading, I am trying to just play around with the S/W to learn that at the same time.
I am not sure if AmiBroker has this capability...What I am trying to do right now is to code something that will simulate periodic addition of capital. For instance, if I wanted to create a system for an IRA, I would like to determine the effect that adding capital each year makes to the equity curve. Another thing I could get from this is after how many years does adding capital cease to have a significant impact on the equity. All of the above would be useful for my own information, but I would also like to creat some charts that I could use to train my kids when they are a little older on the power of investing early in life. One the interst setting topic, I have been readin a book by Van Tharp and he indicated a prefernce of setting interest to 0 while back- testing. It seems to me that if you want to realistically compare your system to another result ( say buy and hold, or another system), you would need to model the interest you believe your capital will earn when not in the market. I am curious how other people handle this issue, and their reasoning behiund it. Thanks for any input
