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Best practice : getting matched
« on: 11 Mar 2013, 04:00 »
What is your best trigger to getting matched?

Occasionally I will have a large bet of a say $2000 trying to get matched on Horse Win markets. I have 'Take SP' as a default but what often happens is say 50% of my bet is matched then the price collapses and I end up taking SP, which can be 10-20 ticks below my first matched price.

Is it best to just go in at say back_price3 and let Betfair start from the top down?

Alternatively I thought of a drip feed type trigger that sends my total wager in 25% portions, for four times over 30seconds.

Any suggestions?
   
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Re: Best practice : getting matched
« Reply #1 on: 11 Mar 2013, 12:20 »
Obviously if you send a back bet at a price of 1.01 and a lay bet at the highest price you can manage (considering your available funds), then you have the best chance to get your bet matched. In MF Pro this can be done by setting the Price to best.

Not sure if this is helpful, as the bet may be matched at a horribly bad price, especially if there isn't much liquidity in the market.
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