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ymlee
2018-04-26 11:59:53


Hi QS Team,

Can I set Snapshot option to TRUE for a database in order get "Point-in-time" feature?

Taking below example, would Simulator or Comp() take the 1st record when the date pointer located before 10-Feb-2016, but take the 3rd record while the date pointer located on or after 10-Feb-2016?

Fiscal Year End File Date Net Income Remark
31/12/2014 15/02/2015 1000000
31/12/2015 30/01/2016 200000
31/12/2014 10/02/2016 -1000000 Re-state



QuantShare
2018-04-27 03:47:49

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I am not sure I understand your example but simulator or comp function will make sure to not have a look ahead bias.

The easiest way to test that is to plot the database data on a chart.

Regarding the "Snapshot" data, this has nothing to do with this. It just store the last date in a separate database for easier access. You can see our documentation to learn more about this.



ymlee
2018-04-27 04:02:12

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It is not look ahead, is actually happened.
The company restated some figure for 2014 report after they submitted 2015 report, that why I am asking how to deal with this kind of situation if I don't want to overwrite the original 2014 report.



QuantShare
2018-04-28 02:32:06

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Best Answer
If the company updated previous data then simply enter the new data and a new date as you would.
You would not want to update the original record in order to create a "Point-in-time" database. You need all the data to be as originally reported.



ymlee
2018-04-28 08:46:38

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Sorry for my bad English, I couldn't described my problem clear enough.

Now I have 2 date field in the fundamental file:
- Fiscal Year-end Date (FyeDate)
- Filing Date (FileDate)

If I save FileDate -> Date
Comp() will align the data in below order:

FyeDate FileDate NetIncome Remark
1. 31/12/14 15/02/15 1000000
2. 31/12/15 30/01/16 200000
3. 31/12/14 10/02/16 -1000000. Re-state

If I save FyeDate -> Date
Comp() will align the data in below order:

FyeDate FileDate NetIncome Remark
1. 31/12/14 15/02/15 1000000
3. 31/12/14 10/02/16 -1000000. Re-state
2. 31/12/15 30/01/16 200000

I think saving FyeDate -> Date should be the correct way, right?
Now my problem is, Comp() will do the calculation bases on 3 records, instead of 2 at any given Point-In-Time.

Is there any parameters pass into Comp() let it pick the correct record based on date availability, eg:

any date before 09-02-15
1. 31/12/14 15/02/15 1000000
2. 31/12/15 30/01/16 200000

dated on or after 10-02-15:
3. 31/12/14 10/02/16 -1000000 Re-state
2. 31/12/15 30/01/16 200000

If the current Comp() function have no way to calculate Point-in-time data, then I have to maintain 2 sets of data:
1 original As-of-report dataset for backtesting purposes
1 Restated dataset for live trading

Is it right?



ymlee
2018-04-30 08:48:56

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Hi QS,

I got what you mean, the late coming 2014 report after 2015 Yearend report is totally useless, it would be easier just artificially shift the 2014 FileDate to 1 day before 2015 Fiscal Year Date, we keep the 2014 latest result just for our reference purposes.



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