Use of Matched Odds value to stop like value odds bet

[CharlieB500]

Hi,

New so please be gentle....been working on a spreadsheet , with multiple rules etc , for a month or so and 'playing' in PRACTICE mode. Thought I had it cracked and ready to go LIVE and unfortuantely it appears PRACTICE mode acts differently to LIVE in at least one aspect.
If a 'LAY' bet is accepted , it does not show that value as in matched odds , returns 0.00 , so I cannot stop my next LAY bet at same value. This means they can quickly stack up on the one value , if market fairly static eg 4 x 2.92 , in PRACTICE the matched odds for a 'LAY' is reflected , so I can stop mutiple same value odds bets.

I use this rule for BACK purposes and fine in both PRACTICE and LIVE.

Has anybody else encountered this and if so any workaround(s) ?.

Any advice welcome...thks

[6thSense]

I'm not really understanding you. Are you saying your bets remain unmatched when using LIVE mode but they always get matched in PRACTICE mode? This is not a surprise to be fair and depends on many factors such as how well formed the market is, volatility and so on.

Bear in mind Practice mode is there to learn how to use the software. Using it to test a strategy is likely to produce unpredictable results as the matching engine is a simulation.

[CharlieB500]

Hi 6th Sense,

Sorry not to be clear & thanks for the response........

I am basically firing both BACK & LAY bets when criteria met with OFFSET ticks on each , the reason I took this route was to try and profit on the swings in market both ways , as BACK only not having desired effect if market went out. This worked fine in PRACTICE as I was able to STOP duplicate bets being launched by utilising matched ODDS on both BACK & LAY.

For example market @2.40 and LAY bet criteria met , bet LAYED with KILL/DELAY etc (Matched or not shows as matched odds in PRACTICE). I reset bet every 5 secs and if market not moved and criteria met again , then same LAY bet is repeated (sometimes multiple times eg 4 or 5), this is what I wish to avoid with a simple rule , which is what I had in PRACTICE using matched bet odds.

Sounds like you are stating is that PRACTICE and LIVE are not aligned in all aspects and hence my issue. So lesson learned , be wary that both enviroments not the same , so rules may or may not work accordingly. I will have to attempt another more 'smarter' solution to overcome this rather than a rule in Excel.

Cheers

CharlieB500