Simulator Options

[mlbalch]

In the Sim tab there are 2 items that are not explained; Margin and Maintenance Margin. I do know what margin and maintenance margin is, however, I do not understand the units .3 or .5 etc... Could someone give me anexample based on the broker magin of $400?

[NinjaTrader_Kyle]

Hello mlbalch,

Thank you for your post.

Someone will get back to you on this by Monday at the latest.
Thank you for your patience!

[mlbalch]

I have not heard anything yet on the sim settings.
I also have another question. While testing your strategy in realtime in the sim acct, can you make the sim acct calculate commissions into the balance after each trade?

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Yes, the sim account would also reflect the entered commissions -

http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/HelpGuideV6/CommissionTab.html

For the margin options, intraday is normally 50% of overnight (except your broker knows you quite a bit and knows you know your stuff ;) ) so 0.5 would reflect this - maintenance is then used for computing the needed cash in the account to 'maintain' the position during the timespan of the trade.