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PlaceExecutionReport placeOrders ( StringmarketId , List< PlaceInstruction >instructions ,StringcustomerRef ) throws APINGException

Place new orders into market. This operation is atomic in that all orders will be placed or none will be placed. Please note that additional bet sizing rules apply to bets placed into the Italian Exchange.

Parameter name

Type

Required

Description

marketId

String

(tick)

The market id these orders are to be placed on

instructions

List< PlaceInstruction >

(tick)

The number of place instructions.  The limit of place instructions per request is 200.

customerRef

String

 

Optional parameter allowing the client to pass a unique string (up to 32 chars) that is used to de-dupe mistaken re-submissions.   CustomerRef can contain: upper/lower chars, digits, chars : - . _ + * : ; ~ only. Please note: There is a time window associated with the de-duplication of duplicate submissions which is 60 seconds.

Return type

Description

PlaceExecutionReport

 

Throws

Description

APINGException

Generic exception that is thrown if this operation fails for any reason.

Since 1.0.0

Each Way Betting

Each Way betting is available via the API.  Each Way markets can be identified as marketType EACH_WAY using listMarketCatalogue.

Please see table a table that indicates how the “Each-Way divisor" is determined for specific race types:

Race Type

Number of Runners(1)

Number of Places

Fraction of Win Odds “Each-Way divisor"

Handicap

16 or more

4

1/4

Handicap

12 to 15

3

1/4

Handicap

8 to 11

3

1/5

Handicap

5 to 7

2

1/4

Non-Handicap

8 or more

3

1/5

Non-Handicap

5 to 7

2

1/4

(1)    Number of Runners at Market creation time; place terms are fixed for the life of the market (like Betfair Place market) not dependent on number of runners at the off (like Fixed Odds EW markets)

We will not offer EW markets if the number of runners at market creation time is 4 or fewer

 

Betfair Price Increments

Below is a list of price increments per price 'group'.  Placing a bet outside of these increments will result in an INVALID_ODDS error

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