Position Overview

Updated Jul 11, 2026

Every backtest position, at a high level, consists of a Name (optional), Symbol, and Type:

Name (Optional)

Used for display purposes in the results. If left blank, we'll generate a name that includes the symbol and position type.

Symbol (Required)

One of the available symbols in the backtester

Type (Required)

Call Credit Spread

Call Debit Spread

Long Call

Long Iron Butterfly

Long Iron Condor

Long Put

Long Straddle

Long Strangle

Put Credit Spread

Put Debit Spread

Short Call

Short Iron Butterfly

Short Iron Condor

Short Put

Short Straddle

Short Strangle

Bot for Comparison (Optional)

Select one of your live trading bots here. If selected, the bot will attempt to match bot positions with backtest trades. If it finds a match, it will display that bot position info below the backtest trade in the trade list. This is only visible to you. If you share your backtest, other viewers will not be able to see your bot positions inside of the backtest.