Why the name BotTrading™?
Bot, Short for robot. A program that performs a repetitive or
time-consuming task.

When may I watch StrategyBot running?
Certainly not during weekends and local holidays for each particular Contract and you may watch only during the working hours of each Stock Exchange. So depending on which Contract and its Strategies that you wish to watch, please consult the time at the local exchanges either in Europe (Germany and London) or in New York and Chicago. Be aware that “out of these open hours, the computer servers of the Clearing House that you are using may not be Online”. In that case you will get an error message “Cannot Connect”.

Can you recommend me which Contract and Strategy to select?
No, we are not an investment advisor, Broker or financial company and we are not supposed to recommend to anyone but we are checking daily the performance of each strategy and we publish their statistic report daily, weekly and monthly. From these reports you are supposed to make you own choice.

How to activate a new Contract and Strategy?
Please provide the name of the contract and strategy to your broker for activation upon paying the money online.

Upon adding a Strategy, when it will run? Today or tomorrow?
It will run immediately upon clicking on ”Run Strategy” in the menu. This is provided that the strategy’s run time is not over for the day. Check “start time” and “end time” in the details of that particular Strategy. If the time is over an error message will be generated.

How may I select which strategy(ies) to include in my portfolio?
Simply by double-clicking the name of the strategy in the StrategyBot menu, you can view the strategy’s description, as well as statistics and data about its performance. This can help you decide which strategies to use. The strategy details can also be viewed by clicking on Strategy Details in pop up menu.

How may I run a Strategy which I’ve stopped?
If you stopped it while it was in Standby mode you can resume it before its Start Time.

May I remove a Strategy from my portfolio?
If it’s in Running or Standby mode, first you need to stop it. Go to “Strategy Menu”, click on “Stop Strategy”. After it’s in Stopped mode, you can delete it by clicking on “Delete Strategy” in your toolbar. Remember to save changes when you exit the program. Or go to “Portfolio” in the menu and click on “Save”.

May I modify Strategy(ies)?
Yes. In StrategyBot Enterprise addition you may modify the parameters of a strategy. Please send email at support@strategyland.com.sg for further details.
However in StrategyBot Professional version you cannot modify strategies.

How do I buy a Contract ?
There is no need to buy a Contract. Contract(s) only have to be selected by you. Only Strategy(ies) need to be bought or rented. As an example, you could activate one single strategy in 5 different contracts or activate 5 strategies in one single contract. The number 5 being an example.

How may I know what determines a Conservative, versus a Medium risk, versus an Aggressive Strategy?
Standard Deviation, Sharpe ratio and Probability determine the Risk factors that are mentioned in the Statistics report of each strategy. Another indication is the number of times a Strategy is allowed to lose daily and the number of times it is allowed to win. Low numbers would define conservative, high numbers would determine aggressive.

i) Standard Deviation:
Standard Deviation is probably used more than any other measure to describe the risk of a strategy (or of a portfolio). It provides a precise measure of the amount of variation in any group of numbers (like the returns of a Hedge Fund) that make up an average. The most common formula of Standard Deviation is as follows;

In the real world, the larger the swings in a Futures return, the more likely it is to dip into negative territory. Though standard deviation measures volatility on both the upside and the downside, it's a good proxy for measuring the risk of loss with any strategy. Hedge Fund examples bear this out. The range of standard deviations for ultra-short term is a mere 0.14 to 1.32, with an average 0.67. The standard deviations for precious metals funds range from 17.58 to 37.23, with an average of 25.74.
Standard Deviation is generally calculated for monthly returns over a specific time period (commonly 36 months).

ii) Sharpe Ratio:
Sharpe ratio measures the returns over the risk-free rate divided by the volatility/Standard Deviation of those returns. A strategy that has a good success ratio, but its losses tend to be disproportionate with its gains; will not have a high Sharpe Ratio over long periods of time. Having a Strategy with a success ratio of 40%, even with a positive spread between gains and losses of say 0.50%, will generate consistent, but also very tepid returns. So if the volatility “perks up” and/or the strategy goes through one of its “poor periods” it may have a small and even negative Sharpe ratio.

iii). Probability:
The Probability of an event is the measure of the chance that the event will occur as a result of an experiment. The Probability of an event A is the number of ways event A can occur divided by the total number of possible outcomes. The Probability of an event A, symbolised by P(A), can be a number between 0 and 1, inclusive, that measures the likelihood of an event in the following way:
If P(A) > P(B) then event A is more likely to occur than event B.
If P(A) = P(B) then events A and B are equally likely to occur.
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Looking at the statistic report of a strategy, which criteria’s are the most important?
The fields in “Return Statistics” shall better suite a trader’s decision (keeping in mind that bigger the return = biggest the risk). In the “Risk Analysis” table “Worst Drawdown” as well as “Max Daily Drawdown” both in $K and in % shall be considered. This helps to understand the “Stop Limits” of the parameters of a Strategy. Once the largest expected or unexpected loss is known then the 3rd step is to consider the “Profitable Percentage” in the “Return Statistics” table. In all 3 cases (Conservative, Medium or Aggressive Strategy) it has to be above 50%. The higher the “Profit Percentage” the better the Strategy performs. Be aware that the performance of a strategy follows the market somehow. A strategy may perform great some months and less other months. Statistically, we have rarely seen any strategy winning more than 7 consecutive days, nor losing more than 7 consecutive days. Some strategies follow the same winning or losing pattern week after week. We do not have a firm explanation to these events.
A trader may get additional information from StrategyLand support team about the statistics. Alternatively, one can join our Online Course.
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