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Glengarry Glen Ross
11 Feb 11 10:23
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Ok, I am self taught so if this seems simple to you, please go easy on me.

How do I get my Betfair balance directly into "cell G2.

how do I formulate 2% of "Cell G2" in "Cell G3"

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Report dlarssonf February 11, 2011 10:34 AM GMT
DO you have a row of cells with your return from each market,  If you do lets assume they are in column A.

In G2 type the following: =SUM(A:A)

In G3 type the following: =G2*2%

I hope this explains it , as its hard to on the forum... let me know and I will see if I can explain better if that doesn't help
Report Glengarry Glen Ross February 11, 2011 10:44 AM GMT
Thanks for your reply, but what I am trying to say is:

How do I set up my spread sheet to update my balance in G2 automatically so as I trade I can see what my balance is and use 2% of available bank on the next trade.

I am trialling in-running trades and don´t watch or listen to the races as I find this gets in the way of my thinking.

GGR
Report dlarssonf February 11, 2011 10:48 AM GMT
Update in automatically from where or are you asking how to build the spreadsheet from scratch?  Are you putting you p & l from your
your trading into a spreadsheet?
Report Glengarry Glen Ross February 11, 2011 10:58 AM GMT
Update in automatically from where

I knew this would get complicated, basically I want my available balance to update directly from Betfair.

I have the spread sheet up and running, but I don´t want to take up time updating my balance manually.

I want to use 2% of my available balance for the next trade.

thanks again.
Report dlarssonf February 11, 2011 11:00 AM GMT
Sorry I can't help you so if you want it to update automatically from Betfair.  Compound Magic is excellent at excel or there will be others I am sure that may give you a hand
Report Glengarry Glen Ross February 11, 2011 11:05 AM GMT
Many thanks for your help.

I am in my 50´s now and I can remember my Gran asking me to tune her new video in, I thought at the time, surely she can do something as simple as that, it´s only a video recorder.

Looks like my time has come to ask the youth of to day to help me with my phone, computer, excel etc.

There was a record released in the 60´s I think, called "Born To Late"

Obrigado
Tchau
GGR
Report dlarssonf February 11, 2011 11:08 AM GMT
Laugh no problem, and I always say if you don't ask you will never know... good luck
Report Gitmo February 11, 2011 11:25 AM GMT
Hi GGGR,

       you ask how to update via Betfair.
What do you have as a connection to Betfair?
Are you using one of the API's eg Gruss (IMO the best)?
Report Glengarry Glen Ross February 11, 2011 11:28 AM GMT
Thanks Gitmo

I am using The Geeks Toy at the moment.
Report Gitmo February 11, 2011 11:35 AM GMT
GGGR,

     I have heard of the Geek's Toy but am not familiar with it. I think that they have a good forum. Might be worthwhile posing your question there, though you probably have thought of that already.
Report Glengarry Glen Ross February 11, 2011 11:45 AM GMT
Thanks again, will give it a go.
Report Rocket to the FACE February 11, 2011 11:55 AM GMT
Geeks Toy doesn't offer Excel integration [yet].
Report Glengarry Glen Ross February 11, 2011 12:22 PM GMT
Thanks Rocket

Will keep learning until they do.

That´s has got to be the reason The Toy is free,when they start charging I may not be able to live without it.

But if it was not free, I probably not have paid for it and never realised what I was missing.
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