FAQ's - Using Bet Angel's Features

Frequently asked Questions on using the features of Bet Angel including, Greening Up, Stop Losses, Offsetting etc

• I don't understand the difference between cash out and green up or hedge up

  Green up, Hedge up and Cash out (as Betfair call it) all mean the same thing - this is simply where you spread your profit or loss equally across all the selections on that market. Close trade - is wh...

• I only want to offset bet after my opening bet is filled (matched)

  There are 3 options available when offsetting any bet. Offset placed at same time as opening bet Offset placed after opening bet is filled Offset placed as opening bet starts to get filled For the 2nd...

• What is reverse greening?

  Reverse Greening means instead of using the current market price to green up and exit your trade by taking the price offered instead your offering it to the market at the best reverse price to try and...

• I want to green up when I reach a profit amount and not use ticks

  Instead of setting a number of ticks to green up at if you prefere to set a predetermined profit or loss amount you can do so with a simple automation file either running in the background in guardian...

• I only want to risk a certain amount when placing a lay bet

  Whenever backing a selection, you always know how much your risking by the size of the stake being used, however when laying your potential liability is usually much higher than the amount you are try...

• Does the software support gaming mice or shortcut keys

  Yes Bet Angel has a 'Keyboard Shortcut Editor' which is fully customizable and allows you to map out over 75 of the Bet Angel features to a single key stroke. This can including Closing a trade / Gree...

• Can I only use 1 automation file

  Its only possible use one saved automation file per market per instance of Bet Angel you have running however each file can contain several rule types which allows you to run multiple stratergies/syst...

• How can I stop my automation if my profit or loss target is reached

  To do this you would need to add a condition to your rule/s to tell it at what amount it should no longer trigger any further bet For further details of the complete settings to use please see this th...

• I keep getting matched at different odds than I asked for

  When placing any bet if better odds are avaliable when it reaches the market Betfair will ALWAYS match you at those odds. You will never be matched at worse. So if you back at 3.2 you will not be matc...

• I can't find the markets im looking for

  There are many ways to search for markets using Bet Angel,  sometimes depending on the type of market/s your looking for will depend how best to search for it.  For some tips and examples please see t...