Reported Buyback Limits in a BigQuant Short-Position Workflow

Summary

A BigQuant user reports an apparent issue when a strategy sells before buying back to close a position. In the user's tests, buybacks above half of the initial capital fail, while smaller buybacks work. The report describes varying the amount used for the initial short sale and says that smaller sale sizing keeps subsequent buybacks within the observed threshold.

The author also says that several order methods were tried without resolving the behavior, and reports no explicit per-stock or per-order sizing limits. This is an unresolved platform-specific troubleshooting observation, not a validated explanation or a general short-selling rule. The post provides no independent reproduction, code details in the document, or confirmed cause, so the reported threshold should be treated cautiously.

Key ideas

• The user reports failed buybacks when the closing amount exceeds half of initial capital.
• Smaller initial short-sale sizing was associated with successful buybacks in the reported runs.
• Several order methods were tried, but the described behavior remained unexplained.
• The post is an unresolved platform report and does not establish a general trading constraint.

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