Any Fairbot users out there? It's a semi-automated trading interface for Betfair. Looks like the interface Betfair should have had.

Any problems with it I should know about?

Pixie

Mmm. Ok I see. Just me then.

This actually looks quite useful. Used it to do some FTSE Intra trading last night and other than a few minor issues it look the goods.

www dot binteko dot com

Pixie

I use "Betting Assistant" myself and it's free. Seems to do everything Fairbot does and more, except dutch lays.

www dot gruss-software dot co dot uk/

I think there's a line there... Anyway I'd much prefer a Dutch Lay to a Dutch Oven.

Thanks Burrah and CP. I'll check those out. The Dutch Lay is something I'd use quite often.

AP

Burrah,

If I understand it correctly Betting Assistant is free till April , is that what you understand.
Is there any web site or manual of how to use this software.

Cheers wombat2

It appears that the software currently available will remain free, but updated versions will require a 5 pound a month subscription after April. I've been using it for free for a few months now.
There are demonstration videos at:

www dot gruss-software dot co dot uk/phpBB2/viewtopic dot php?t=254

Regards

After April 1st. you start paying for it. Renting it actually as there will be no one off purchase price.

They can keep it!

This might interest you AP

www dot ie-software dot com

The free Betfair results tool is worth just looking at the page.
I got sick of refreshing my account etc for overseas race results.
While expensive, their autobet tool looks well worth it for my purposes.

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Well I've been using Fairbot in conjunction with the normal Betfair interface for a few different things during the week. I'll use it by itself for tomorrows OZ racing.

There's some great stuff here. 1 second or less market refresh's give you a great insight into a markets shape. Using the Dutch Back and Lay tools you can actually place single bets of less than the $6 minimum without having to muck about. The realtime charting tool is kinda interesting but of more use in the UK thoroughbred markets where the prices ebb and flow more smoothly.

Still within my 15 trial period but will probably open the wallet.

Pixie

Personally I have written my own software using the Free API available from Betfair.

Definitely worthwhile and there are enough tutorials around to teach yourself.

I am only using it for collecting data at the moment. It took me around 3 hours to write a program from scratch to constantly download the prices of the next horse race when there is only 1 min to go.

It also allows you to code in your own test criteria and see what would happen in real time without actually having to put on any money.

Anyway Good Luck.