A trader's last ten trades, each planned with , closed with P&L (after costs) of +12,000, −5,000, −5,200, +8,000, −4,800, −5,000, +15,500, −5,000, −2,500, +4,000 rupees. (a) Convert to R-multiples and compute the expectancy, the sample standard deviation and the SQN. (b) Is there evidence of an edge? Answer with the -statistic and a sentence on what sample size would be needed if the true per-trade Sharpe ratio were 0.15. (c) Compute the empirical Kelly risk fraction (maximise ; a numerical answer is fine) and explain why using it would be unwise.
M03 · Problem 1 ★ Check
A trade journal in R
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