Order to Lay

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jambrani
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Joined: Tue Mar 30, 2010 3:17 pm

Hi all

In BA is there any way to place an order to lay without using Advanced Automation or a spreadsheet. Example: A horse's lay price just before the off is 2.00, so I back at this price. But now I'd also like to place an order to lay at 2.50 for an amount I specify (not a bog standard stop loss) which (if filled) takes effect in play if reached. Is this possible in BA?

I'm hoping this could be done with a few button clicks just before the off. The time lag in a spreadsheet is too great for in running, and so far I've found advanced automation too fiddly to keep changing parms from race to race.
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Dallas
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Joined: Sun Aug 09, 2015 10:57 pm

You cant place a lay order higher than the current price (other than use a stop loss) unless triggering it via automation or manually clicking as the price passes, its betfairs policy to always match a lay at the lowest/best price as it hits the market

How come you have to keep changing the parameters of your previous automation's?
jambrani
Posts: 9
Joined: Tue Mar 30, 2010 3:17 pm

Thanks, Dallas. But I know this. What I'm looking for is a way to tell BA that if the lay price rises to a particular level, place a lay at that price. I'd like to avoid Advanced Automation because the only way I can see to do this is just too much hassle between races. What I'm looking for is a point and click solution -- like certain other platforms have.
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