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Postby JIMPAUL » Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:18 pm

Hope I am posting this in the correct section.
I have a very small test account ,but recently when I try to place a BACK bet as small as 10p I get the message Last action:error placing bet
,exposure or available balance exceeded,although I can place a 10p LAY bet without any problem.
I know I only have £ 1.60 in the account ,but I cannot understand why the BACK bet is not being placed.
Would be very grateful for any help.
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Postby GaryRussell » Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:39 pm

You need at least £2.10 in your account due to the way it has to "cheat" to get the bet on. Betfair do not officially allow below £2 bets. First it places a back bet for £2 at 1000 so that it won't get matched. It then adjusts the stake to £2.10. This creates an additional bet for £0.10. It then cancels the £2 bet and changes the odds of the £0.10 bet to your requested odds. As you can see it will fail with exposure exceeded when it tries to place the first £2 bet.
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Postby JIMPAUL » Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:10 am

Many thanks Gary,
Obvious now when explained,I feel a right wally.

Cheers, Jimpaul
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