BetGrail - Sports betting software for Betfair

Today we would like to share some basic steps how you can record Betfair prices using BetMarket Scanner.

First you need to download and install this software (BetMarket Scanner). It looks like on the next image.

After you have this software, run it – you will see the main window. To open a market, click Market button. It will open the market tree dialog. To open more than one market, use New Tab and Close Tab buttons. They will create new tabs where you can open different markets.

Now you can see the market and how prices are updating. In the Log File field the application displays the log filename where all market data will be saved. You can use either market id or market name as a log filename. Also you can change it to any different using Select button.

To start the record click Record button. It will turn to Red color which means you are recording the market.

To stop the recording simply click Stop button. The recording will be automatically finished if the market is closed.
Now you can open your recorded spreadsheet in Excel. You will see something similar to the next image.

It is just a small piece of the all information available. Here is a complete list of the columns: Date and Time, Market Id, Market Name, Matched Amount, Currency, Back and Lay Book Percentage, In-Play indicator, Selection Id, Selection Name, Selection Prices and Amounts, Spread, WoM Ratio and Difference, Selection Matched Amount and Percentage, New Trade, Trade Ratio, EMA for Back and Lay Trades, Last Price Matched, Reduction Factor.

Next time we will describe how you can schedule the market recording.