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Backtesting market orders not accurate with real time fills

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[2020-05-22 15:14:22]
User355030 - Posts: 163
I noticed when I'm backtesting in replay mode that the market fills do not match real time fills... Is this due to SC not yet supporting millisecond time stamps?
[2020-05-22 15:43:30]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
No that is unlikely. Refer to:
Auto Trade System Back Testing: Differences Between Back Testing and Real-Time Auto Trade System Evaluation
Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level

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