Clicking the Create or Edit button on the Dashboard’s Trading Account displays the Creating/Editing Trading Account dialog:

If you are creating an account, please enter the account’s name. Once defined this can’t be changed without first deleting then recreating the account. The remaining settings can be updated whether you are creating or editing the account:

• Opening balance: specifies the amount of cash in the account at the start of the back-test
• Minimum balance: when RuleTrader uses an account’s cash to purchase shares, it will ensure it leaves at least this minimum balance in the account. This ensures you always have enough cash to meet any account fees your broker may charge.
• Trading Priority: when buying shares, RuleTrader uses cash, from each account you have defined, in order of their Trading Priority (lowest priority number goes first). If there is insufficient cash in one account, a part purchase is made with the remaining cash in that account, which is in excess of the minimum balance (provided it is greater than the Minimum Trade Value defined in the Trade Sizing tab). Cash is then used from the next account(s) in Trading Priority order, until the trade is complete.
• Broker charge / commission: RuleTrader takes account of all charges when back-testing, to make them as accurate as possible. Use these settings to set the amount your broker might charge you for each trade. This can be a fee and/or a percentage of the trade size. Set either value to zero if you do not want it to be applied.
• ForEx charge / commission: If your Spec’s List Selectors are able to select foreign currency shares then, if a trade is entered for these shares, RuleTrader will apply these foreign-exchange fees / commission in addition to the normal broker charges. These are intended to represent the amounts your broker would charge you for converting cash in your account to a foreign currency. Set them to zero if they are not required.