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How to BackTest Stock Options

Indices are divided according to two expiry dates:​

Weekly and Monthly Expiry Indices​

Weekly and Monthly Expiry Indices

Monthly Expiry Indices​

Monthly Expiry Indices


Stock Options​

Nifty 50 Stock Options Tab


Market Selection​

Cash and Future Market Selection


Strategies​

Intraday​

  • Entry Time: The time at which we want to enter our strategy.
  • Exit Time: The time at which we want to exit our positions.
  • Restrict re-entry time.

Intraday Settings


BTST​

  • Entry Time: The time at which we want to enter our strategy.
  • Exit Time: The time at which we want to exit our positions.

BTST Settings


Positional​

  • Entry Time: The time at which we want to enter our strategy.
  • Exit Time: The time at which we want to exit our positions.
  • Trading days before expiry.
  • Example of calculating trading days.

Positional Settings


Additional Settings​

Legwise Settings​

Legwise Settings


Leg Builder​

  • Segment
  • Lot
  • Position
  • Option Type
  • Expiry
  • Strike Criteria
  • Strike Type

Leg Builder


Add Leg​

Add Leg


Customization​

Customize Strategy Settings


Overall Strategy Settings​

Overall Strategy Settings


Backtesting​

  • Save the strategy and run the backtest for a chosen time.

Backtesting Results


SEBI Changes Toggle​

  • Turn OFF the toggle to exclude backtesting data before the implementation of SEBI changes.

SEBI Changes Toggle