Latency Arbitrage

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Enabled - controls if the instrument is allowed to trade or not.

Name – instrument name on feeder.

Lot size – lot size to be traded.

Lot type - You can select from the list 2 type of the lot size. The lot size can be Fixed or Balance %.  Fixed - software will trade set lot size. Balance % - software will calculate lot size like set percent from the current balance on the account.

Digits – how much digits instrument has in decimals.

S/L – hidden stop loss for the position.

T/P – hidden take profit for the position.

Min profit – how much profit the order should get (in points) for system to start trailing on this position.

Pips for Min Profit – reserved, not used.

Trailing distance – the distance (in points) that is used for trailing on position.

Trailing units - Points / Present . The software can calculate trailing stop in points or like percent from instrument's price.

Order lifetime – the maximum time the position can be opened.

Slippage – for instant execution brokers - maximum allowed distance from requested price.

Commissions - you can set commissions for round turn for your broker.

Diff calculation method - please select one of 3: Standard, Reversed, SpreadCorrected.

Standard

BuyDiff = FastAsk - SlowAsk

SellDiff = SlowBid - FastBid

Reversed

BuyDiff = FastBid - SlowBid

SellDiff = SlowAsk - FastAsk

SpreadCorrected

BuyDiff = (FastBid - SlowAsk)

SellDiff = (SlowBid - FastAsk)

Include spread - check this box if you want to include the spread for differ to open calculation. The slow broker's spread will be extracted from the difference to open.

Diff to open – distance between price on slow and fast to open the position.

Units - select units points or percent for difference to open calculation. the percent is useful for crypto currencies arbitrage.

Bid offset - constant distance between bid on fast and bid on slow (in points)

Ask offset - constant distance between ask on fast and ask on slow (in points)

Offset Calc – controls if the offset recalculation is used on instrument or not.

Comment - internal identifier. The comment should be different for similar instruments.

Diff limit – maximum allowed difference for arbitrage signal.

Curr Buy Diff- current difference for buy arbitrage signal.

Curr Sell Diff- current difference for sell arbitrage signal.

Max Buy Diff – the maximum difference for buy arbitrage signal that was detected during software was

running

Max Sell Diff – the maximum difference for sell arbitrage signal that was detected during software was

running.

Curr Spread Slow – current spread on slow broker (in points)

Curr Spread Fast – current spread on feeder (in points)