---
id: "P:cAlgo.API.BacktestingSettings.Balance"
kind: "property"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.BacktestingSettings"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Plugin/Backtesting/BacktestingSettings/Balance/"
---

> Documentation index for agents: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/llms.txt · machine index: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/api.json

# BacktestingSettings.Balance

Member of [BacktestingSettings](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Plugin/Backtesting/BacktestingSettings/index.md).

## Balance

Gets or sets the initial balance for the backtesting.

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI not supported · Cloud not supported.

- CLI: Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the CLI.
- Cloud: Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the cloud.

C#:

```csharp
public double Balance {get; set;}
```

Python:

```python
backtestingSettings.Balance: float
```

### Returns

`double` — 

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
var settings = new BacktestingSettings { Balance = 25000 };
Print("Initial backtesting balance: {0}", settings.Balance);
```

Python:

```python
settings = BacktestingSettings()
settings.Balance = 25000
api.Print(f"Initial backtesting balance: {settings.Balance}")
```