Home server options for backtesting

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Hello all

I'm thinking about getting a home server (probably second hand) for heavy backtesting, to take advantage of e.g. the Intel Xeon's large core and thread count. Two questions:

1. If I buy a server with two or more CPU's, each with several cores, will MQL5's optimization engine use both CPU's, as well as all of their cores (assuming I am running a lot of different permutations)? In other words, does it support a multi-CPU PC architecture?

2. If I decide to use MQL5 cloud instead, does it provide its own tick data for optimization? And, can I provide my own high-quality tick data if I wish?

Hope y'all are having a superb week!

-Scott

 
scotteza:

Hello all

I'm thinking about getting a home server (probably second hand) for heavy backtesting, to take advantage of e.g. the Intel Xeon's large core and thread count. Two questions:

1. If I buy a server with two or more CPU's, each with several cores, will MQL5's optimization engine use both CPU's, as well as all of their cores (assuming I am running a lot of different permutations)? In other words, does it support a multi-CPU PC architecture?

2. If I decide to use MQL5 cloud instead, does it provide its own tick data for optimization? And, can I provide my own high-quality tick data if I wish?

Hope y'all are having a superb week!

-Scott

My advise is going with MQL5 Cloud because it is cheaper than buying hardware and paying the electricity bills

https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/669

https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/341

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Fernando Morales:

My advise is going with MQL5 Cloud because it is cheaper than buying hardware and paying the electricity bills

https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/669

https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/341

Ok great, thank you for all the info Fernando!


Another question: does the MQL5 cloud network use its own tick data for calculations, or does it use the tick data that I provide via my terminal?


Regards,

Scott

 
scotteza:

Ok great, thank you for all the info Fernando!


Another question: does the MQL5 cloud network use its own tick data for calculations, or does it use the tick data that I provide via my terminal?


Regards,

Scott

I dont know from where the price data is obtained.

 
scotteza:

Ok great, thank you for all the info Fernando!


Another question: does the MQL5 cloud network use its own tick data for calculations, or does it use the tick data that I provide via my terminal?


Regards,

Scott

You have to have an account with a broker - from this broker you'll get the quotes even tick data for your backtests.

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