Prices matched on betfair graph

[andak fedal]

As an experiment I layed the odds on favourite odds as many times as poss in a particular race and although I was delighted to see it lose, I realised I got nowhere near the lowest price matched for it on the betfair graph

Is it possible to achieve anywhere close to the lowest price matched without paying data charges?

[andak fedal]

I think this could be related to my dodgy Sky Broadband!

I remember looking at the transaction log and can't remember all the response times but there were definitely some at 800ms and some over 1000ms... and judging by the results in the next race I would say it seems as though my bets are being 'left up' even though I'm using LAY-F1

Gary, I am using multiple sheets and although the max requests are shared, because they are staggered, I should still be recieving responses at around 200ms for each bet right?

Do you think this is my internet connection? Is there a conclusive way of finding out?

Thanks

[GaryRussell]

Were the bets made in play? If they were in play you need to take into account the fact that Betfair impose a 1 second delay. Therefore a response time of 1200ms is actually equivalent to 200ms before in play because it includes the 1000ms delay.

[andak fedal]

Ah ok, thanks for letting me know this. I'll have another look later today at the response times then.

Could you confirm for me please that the response times should still be around 1200ms for the bets even with multiple sheets? (Each sheet is set to the minimum refresh and the throttle requests is 20 and staggered is set btw)

[andak fedal]

I am pleased to confirm that the transactions for my bets are all in the 1200/1300 range.

I was suprised to see the transactions for the Fill or kill in there even though all my bets were fully matched...

Do these transactions count as separate requests to the bets then and therefore potentially slow my triggered betting down.

[GaryRussell]

I am pleased to confirm that the transactions for my bets are all in the 1200/1300 range.

I was suprised to see the transactions for the Fill or kill in there even though all my bets were fully matched...

Do these transactions count as separate requests to the bets then and therefore potentially slow my triggered betting down.

No they don't count as additional requests. You see entries for fill or kill even when matched because it tries to cancel without checking if matched. A benefit of doing this is that it will work even if the market is not open because it doesn't have to check the bets first.

[andak fedal]

Many thanks for confirming Gary.

I guess I'll just need to actually start winning and generate some decent commission before i can make more requests then as it seems my set up is a efficient as possible for the time being.