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Academy
The Betfair Academy is a training seminar specifically designed to teach our Customers how to explain and demonstrate Betfair effectively.
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Account balance
The total funds that are currently in your account. Note that this does not reflect any money that is at risk in unsettled bets.
Accumulator
A multiple bet, which includes selections from a number of different markets. All the selections made must win for you to win the accumulator. Betfair currently only offers selected accumulators.
Antepost
Antepost markets are markets that are available up weeks or months before an event. Regularly available on Horseracing or Greyhound racing, Antepost markets differ from the event market in that a selection which is withdrawn and takes no part is settled as a loser. No Reduction Factors are made on Antepost markets.
Application Programmers Interface (API)
The API is a way of accessing Betfair without using the normal interface, allowing members to build their own applications to access Betfair. For more information on the API, please see our Developers Program website, http://bdp.betfair.com.
Asian Handicap
Asian Handicap is a form of soccer betting which is very popular in Asia (hence the name). "Handicap" means that one team receives a “virtual head start”, effectively leading the game by a differing amount or amounts before the game starts.
Simply put, Asian Handicaps are designed to eliminate the possibility of a draw in a Soccer match, reducing the match to two possible outcomes.
For a full explanation of how an Asian Handicap market works, please see the Asian Handicap FAQ.
Available to Bet balance
Your Available to Bet Balance is your account balance, minus the exposure associated with any bets you have placed that have not yet been settled. This is the amount available for you to wager at any given time. When you are logged in, you can view (or hide) your Available to Bet Balance by ticking/unticking the option next to ‘Total Betfair Funds’ in the top right corner of the screen. You can also use the refresh button to see an up-to-date figure that reflects newly placed bets.
Your Available to Bet Balance is also displayed on your Account Statement. You will notice that there is a figure for each of your wallets (UK and Australia), as well as a combined figure at the top of the Account Summary. Click here for more information about wallets.
