My bot specification
Posted in Tutorials by EricEllwood Tags: bot programming
Here is my step by step bot specification. At this stage I wish to state that this process is intended to identify the steps and segments that are required to build a bot and is not intended to supply a solution for betting purposes.
The specification. As a blueprint to fulfill the requirements to build the bot.
The Market: Horse Racing (UK).
Selection process: Rank runners in betting odds order lowest = rank 1. Odds from 2/1 to 8/1.(3.00 to 9.00) decimal. One named selection if within the odds criteria.
Bet type: Back to Win or Lay to Lose.
Stakes: Fixed level and stake as liability for Lay bet.
Omit: All handicap and nursery races. All All Weather race meetings.
Safety: Stop at losing streak = 4.
Loss recovery: None.
Any other requirements ? This is a very basic specification and the question is ....what are the first steps to be taken to start building the bot.? and would this type of specification be suitable to run with the Bot Executor and T.O.L.S.?
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Eric, I miss two points in your specification.
You stated bet type: back to win or lay to lose, but what is your criteria for placing a back or lay bet.
A time at which the bot will evaluate market criteria is not defined, or you want to be immediately the bot runs the market data for the first time?
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Stefan, this really shows you I am a complete beginner....I have not thought the process through correctly.
Back or Lay criteria: Back if odds within odds parameters, and lay if odds are less than evens (2.00).
Set the start time: 1 minute before race time.
Saturday, August 09, 2008
No problem Eric, so now I have got all I need to start on this simple bot tutorial.