Update Trigger

[Smokin Joe]

What exactly is the "UPDATE" trigger?

If you have a partially matched bet does it move the rest of your unmatched stake down to a tick (or 2) so that it gets matched?

[Ian]

Not automatically. ie. you need to put in the odds you want to update to.

[Smokin Joe]

Not automatically. ie. you need to put in the odds you want to update to.

Thanks for that. What about the stake?

As I will also have an amount in the stake column will that hamper it, or does it just look at the odds, ie regardless of the new stake amount it will just move the odds of the original unmatched stake. Is that correct?

[Smokin Joe]

Just did a test, and I see that it doesn't look at your new bet size, it just moves your unmatched bet.

[GaryRussell]

Yes, I only implemented the UPDATE trigger to update the odds. The problem with updating the stake is that it creates an additional bet when you increase the stake which will cause confusion when you only have one of the refs in the ref column which is why I did not implement it.

You will need to cancel the bet and place it again with the new stake.

[Smokin Joe]

Yes, I only implemented the UPDATE trigger to update the odds. The problem with updating the stake is that it creates an additional bet when you increase the stake which will cause confusion when you only have one of the refs in the ref column which is why I did not implement it.

You will need to cancel the bet and place it again with the new stake.

Gary, I have no problems with the way the UPDATE trigger works, just wanted to be clear in my own mind.

Anyway, between me finding out about the UPDATE trigger and Betfair's Best price Execution I think I am on the way to sorting out a problem I had with cancelling and placing new bets on under / over 2.5 goal markets.

[bobbytupper]

Is the UPDATE trigger only available throught the Excel interface or can it be accessed through Betting assistant?

Thanks

[GaryRussell]

Only through Excel.