Population Size – In a GA, the number of individuals (parameter sets) in each generation. cTrader’s genetic algorithm uses Population Size to limit how many passes are in each iteration. A larger population explores more solutions in parallel but requires more backtests per generation. (MT5’s GA also uses a population concept internally; when the product of parameter counts is large, it can exceed 100 million steps and MT5 automatically switches to genetic optimization mode.)

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