watching live racing whilst using demo mode

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twenty2
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How do i watch the live racing whilst in still learning in demo mode.
im not starting a 12 month month contract with racing tv
Archery1969
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twenty2 wrote:
Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:40 pm
How do i watch the live racing whilst in still learning in demo mode.
im not starting a 12 month month contract with racing tv
You can’t.

Plus using demo mode without placing a real bet will get your bf account suspended and/or closed.

Learning costs money like a degree course. You get back what you put in if you can find a long term edge.
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twenty2
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the demo mode is there for a reason and im only using it for a limited time while im watching the training videos.
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twenty2 wrote:
Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:58 pm
the demo mode is there for a reason and im only using it for a limited time while im watching the training videos.
Bf will determine the limited time, not yourself. If they suspend or close it then you will struggle to get it back without paying £299.

Therefore you better learn quick if your not going to place x amount of live bets per week etc.

Goodluck,
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Derek27
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Once you have learnt the basics of trading and how to use the software, just trade to £2 stakes instead of using practice mode. You can't lose much, will be able to watch live video and it will be a small price to pay.
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twenty2
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Cheers ill do that, was just gonna use demo in my first dozen races or so, ill switch to real and use small stakes and get the video going
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Derek27
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Nothing wrong with using demo mode for a few markets to get familiar with trading as well as using the software. But it might help to use realistic stakes. I've lost £10K in demo mode on one market - because I knew it wasn't real money I had nothing to lose chasing my losses - and then let the trade go in-play. :lol:

Defeated the object of the exercise though.
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Archery1969 wrote:
Thu Feb 13, 2020 6:33 pm
Bf will determine the limited time, not yourself. If they suspend or close it then you will struggle to get it back without paying £299.
Buying an api key doesn't give you any more free practice trading or viewing data than not having one. It just gives you the ability to access the api yourself rather than piggybacking on the commercial api key BA have bought and embed into their product. I have a private api key and if you don't place enough trades you still get a warning.
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firlandsfarm
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twenty2 wrote:
Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:40 pm
How do i watch the live racing whilst in still learning in demo mode.
im not starting a 12 month month contract with racing tv
I agree with Derek re using real £2 stakes but if you want to continue with Practise Mode just place a £2 back/lay pair of bets in the real market and watch on Betfair. That's what I often do and regularly make a few pence profit! :)
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