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At the advice of someone wiser than I, I have begun testing futures systems in Blox. I have not traded futures before. I am curious as to what experienced traders use for global slippage and liquidity settings in Blox. Going right down the list I guess:
1. Slippage %
2. Minimum $ slippage
3. Minimum contract volume
4. Max % of volume per trade
5. Roll slippage (% of ATR)
6. Commission per contract
Any input is appreciated. I will be testing relatively long-term systems.
You might want to add "entry day retracement (%)" to your list, if you use systems with entry day stops (like the Donchian). For this, I'm currently using 50 percent.