When using Excel does the force offset option (FORCE_OFFSET:TRUE) work? I have tried using it in my Bet Rules but it doesn't seem to make any difference.
Many thanks for any help!
Paul
Excel Force Offset
Hi,
FORCE_OFFSET defaults to TRUE, so you will only see a difference if it is set to FALSE.
Force offset was removed from Bet Angel's settings window a few years ago as it became obsolete when the fill or kill bets were supported. We only kept support in Excel in case some users had built spreadsheets around it.
If you are not using Fill or kill, FORCE_OFFSET controls how the offset bet is placed. When True, the entire amount of the initial bet is offset regardless of how much is immediately matched when the bet reaches the market. When False, only the amount of the initial bet that is immediately matched when the bet reaches the market is offset. However as the rest of the initial bet remains unmatched in the market, there is the risk that this could fill just milliseconds later leaving you in a state where the matched bet hasn't been fully offset.
Fill or kill bets work much better as you know that anything that hasn't been offset has been cancelled from the market.
FORCE_OFFSET defaults to TRUE, so you will only see a difference if it is set to FALSE.
Force offset was removed from Bet Angel's settings window a few years ago as it became obsolete when the fill or kill bets were supported. We only kept support in Excel in case some users had built spreadsheets around it.
If you are not using Fill or kill, FORCE_OFFSET controls how the offset bet is placed. When True, the entire amount of the initial bet is offset regardless of how much is immediately matched when the bet reaches the market. When False, only the amount of the initial bet that is immediately matched when the bet reaches the market is offset. However as the rest of the initial bet remains unmatched in the market, there is the risk that this could fill just milliseconds later leaving you in a state where the matched bet hasn't been fully offset.
Fill or kill bets work much better as you know that anything that hasn't been offset has been cancelled from the market.