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ArbMaker

THE tool-set for relative value pairs traders

A product of Sparrow Holdings, LLC — established 2004

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Back tester features

  • Optimizer function curve fits and tests out-of-sample. Users can, for example, split a date range by any percentage, curve-fit the older portion and out-of-sample test the later data
  • Optimizer function can optimise the time-periods used in calculating the standard deviations of the residual series and determine the most profitable threshold triggers
  • Full control of residual back test criteria including value, direction, Z-score, and position relative to the standard deviation of the data sample
  • Set stop-losses and targets by residual value, residual standard deviation value,  or as a ± percentage of simulated pair position size
  • Handles mixed currency pairs
  • Automatically balances pair component cash values in accordance with the beta of the cointegrating equation