Reverse book, when to click?

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tenerifeblue
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Joined: Sat Dec 18, 2010 8:22 pm

Hi Guys,
I have been doing my homework with BA, watched more or less every video untill its sunk in, read through the instuctions untill I,m bleary eyed and now feel its time to take the plunge.
A couple of things though still need clearing up for me to be 100% confident, if anyone has an ideas or information on the following it would be greatly appreciated.
Having studied the one click screen and reversing the book, would I be right in saying with this setting you lay when the odds are drifting to recieve a matched bet?
This is assuming of course that I have watched the market, the horse has bottomed out and the price is drifting?


If I cannot recieve a matched bet with lets say 30 seconds to go before the off, I click on the SP ALL function and then green up?

Thanks for reading and feedback is much appreciated.
rubysglory
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Joined: Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:02 am

(1) If laying Reverse Book, you are effectively putting up a Lay price of less than that which the market has determined is fair - you are requesting Win Odds for a Lay. If the market trend is a drift you will not get matched. By definition of a Reverse Book, you will only get matched when the market 'reverses' its current trend.

(2)To Trade, you must both Buy & Sell. Your first bet is a Gamble, only your second is a Trade. Whilst everyone Trades differently,for me, when I trade, I instantly trigger my opposing bets and apply the SP ALL function. This provides me with peace of mind and security that in the event of CPU crash or lost internet conection I have an oposing bet placed in the market and are not exposed to the greater part of my bank. For horse racing I find this important, though not as critical for events with longer 'play' time.

With 30 seconds to go, I then Green or Red up (as may be the case), which in so doing will cancell the awaiting SP bets.

Hope this helps.

rg
Alpha322
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rubysglory wrote:(1) If laying Reverse Book, you are effectively putting up a Lay price of less than that which the market has determined is fair - you are requesting Win Odds for a Lay. If the market trend is a drift you will not get matched. By definition of a Reverse Book, you will only get matched when the market 'reverses' its current trend.

(2)To Trade, you must both Buy & Sell. Your first bet is a Gamble, only your second is a Trade. Whilst everyone Trades differently,for me, when I trade, I instantly trigger my opposing bets and apply the SP ALL function. This provides me with peace of mind and security that in the event of CPU crash or lost internet conection I have an oposing bet placed in the market and are not exposed to the greater part of my bank. For horse racing I find this important, though not as critical for events with longer 'play' time.

With 30 seconds to go, I then Green or Red up (as may be the case), which in so doing will cancell the awaiting SP bets.

Hope this helps.

rg
Another safe gaurd i use is a back up Laptop on a seperate server with BA on with the refresh unticked
rubysglory
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Joined: Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:02 am

Alpha322 wrote: Another safe gaurd i use is a back up Laptop on a seperate server with BA on with the refresh unticked
Good idea. Did not think of that, thanks.

rg
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