I have read alot of posts regarding the frustrations of making trading work and I have been through the same thing. I have been on the course which I think is a must for all budding traders but in the end it is practice, learning from mistakes, discipline and sheer determination that will finally see regular profits.
I think it's important for small traders to draw on each others experiences to help them along what can be at times a lonely pastime. This is why I decided to start a blog at the beginning of April. It is an honest diary so if there is a big loss (there already has) it will be there for all to see. I will be pleased if anyone could pop along now and again and offer any comments whether positive or megative.
http://mysportstradingjourney.blogspot.com/
I have been using BA for over four years. It is the best all round package from software to support. Unfortunately I live in a village which has very limited broadband. The max speed is 1.0 (which I know is like living in the dark ages) which makes the ladder a bit sticky for me (due to their many features)on Saturdays so sadly I have to use a ladder from another provider for that day which is quicker but only basic features. I keep BA's charting up at the same time as there is no software out there that comes anywhere close to the charting that BA provides. I obviously make sure that I keep the calls under control so I am not hit by any charges. If I had a connection of 2.0 or more I would just use BA.
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All app's make exactly the same calls and are limited how many they can make by Betfair to reduce server load, so they all operate at roughly the same speed, save a few tricks here and there. I notice you are not on the latest version of Bet Angel so you may want to upgrade to that.
There are some differences in the way apps work such as some apps construct your P&L locally, which could result in incorrect P&L's in certain circumstances, but we call Betfair's P&L once every three seconds. This can give the impression that another app is running 'faster'. If people think they will benefit from a faster refreshing P&L this is something we can allow you to modify in the product.
There are lots of calls that BA makes to pull in additional information, so you want you switch or trim those calls back or increase the speed of others and it's perfectly possible to do this if you are struggling with a low speed connection and still want to benefit from advanced trading features on Bet Angel. You can also drop features you don't wish to use under the settings menu.
Hope that helps.
There are some differences in the way apps work such as some apps construct your P&L locally, which could result in incorrect P&L's in certain circumstances, but we call Betfair's P&L once every three seconds. This can give the impression that another app is running 'faster'. If people think they will benefit from a faster refreshing P&L this is something we can allow you to modify in the product.
There are lots of calls that BA makes to pull in additional information, so you want you switch or trim those calls back or increase the speed of others and it's perfectly possible to do this if you are struggling with a low speed connection and still want to benefit from advanced trading features on Bet Angel. You can also drop features you don't wish to use under the settings menu.
Hope that helps.