Making a trade

This guide will walk you through setting up a pairs trade according to the prescriptions laid out by the model.

When you have a pair you want to trade, you need to set it up properly to capture the statistical arbitrage. This means going short and long the right legs in the right quantities.

When you decide a pair you want to trade, locate the pair under your 'Compare & Analyze' tab and highlight it. There you will find a complete description on how to trade the pair:

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These quantites are determined by the capital-per-position you have set on your settings page. Click the settings icon

near the top of the web app to bring up your settings page to modify this page:

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