BF Bot Manager After Bet Rules: Hedge, Green-Up & Trade Out (2026)

Why After Bet Rules Trip Up So Many Traders

If you browse the BF Bot Manager forum, the same question appears again and again: “My first bet matched — why didn’t the hedge fire?” Entry rules are intuitive. After Bet Rules — hedge, trade out, cancel unmatched — are where automation actually makes or loses money.

This guide explains how BF Bot Manager processes exits after your opening bet, with worked examples for Lay the Draw, scalping and time-based stop-losses. It complements our stop-loss guide and LTD automation walkthrough.

Where After Bet Rules Sit in the Rule Stack

BFBM evaluates strategy tabs top to bottom on each price refresh. Order matters:

1. Safety rules — daily P&L cap, auto-restart (can block all betting)
2. After Bet Rules — manage open positions (this guide)
3. Market / selection / price / staking — entry logic

Your initial bet is placed from the Staking tab. Only after it is matched do After Bet Rules apply. That is why you configure entries and exits in the same strategy — not two separate bots.

The Three After Bet Tools You Need

1. Hedge — green-up and controlled exits

Hedge is the primary exit tool. When conditions are met, BFBM calculates a balancing back or lay bet to lock profit or limit loss across the market.

Typical Hedge triggers:

• Score change — any goal (LTD profit exit)
• Price movement — draw lay price drops X% (green-up) or rises X% (stop on a lay)
• In-play time — e.g. hedge at minute 60 if still 0-0
• Seconds after bet — scalping: hedge 15s after entry if second leg unmatched

Price direction cheat sheet (forum users ask this constantly):

2. Trade out — second bet at a fixed offset

Trade out places a second bet a set number of ticks or a percentage better than your entry. Common for pre-race scalping: back at 3.0, trade out lay at 2.94 (two ticks profit).

Pair with Cancel bet if unmatched on the entry if the first leg does not fill within 15 seconds — otherwise you can be left with a one-sided position.

3. Cancel / Hedge All — clean up unmatched legs

If your trade-out sits unmatched while the market moves, use Hedge with a time trigger (e.g. 15 seconds after initial bet) to cancel stale orders and balance the book. For multiple selections, Hedge All can distribute profit across outcomes — advanced; test in Simulation mode first.

Worked Example: Lay the Draw Green-Up + Time Stop

Goal: lay the draw at kick-off, green up when a goal is scored, cut loss at minute 30 if 0-0.

Entry (Bet Rules + Staking):

• Market: Match Odds, lay Draw at kick-off
• Level stake or liability-capped staking

After Bet Rule 1 — profit on goal:

• Type: Hedge
• Condition: score change detected OR best back price on Draw ≤ 1.50 (example target)
• Action: hedge to equalise profit (default stake calculation)

After Bet Rule 2 — time stop at 0-0:

• Type: Hedge
• Condition: in-play time ≥ 30 minutes AND score still 0-0
• Action: hedge at market — controlled loss

Full parameter tables: LTD strategy guide and newsletter LTD Bot Settings Checklist.

Use our green-up calculator to sanity-check target lay prices before you enter them as Hedge conditions.

Worked Example: Pre-Race Scalp (Horse)

Entry: back favourite when price drifts into band. Exit: trade out two ticks in profit.

1. After Bet Rule: Trade out — lay 2 ticks better when matched
2. After Bet Rule: Hedge — 15 seconds after entry if trade-out unmatched (cleans the position)
3. Entry rule: cancel if unmatched 30 seconds before off

See horse racing automation guide for market-load timing.

Rule Order and Strategy Reports

Rules at the same tab execute top to bottom. Put the most specific exit first (goal scored) before broader stops (time exit).

Open Strategy Reports while testing — you will see which conditions passed or failed each cycle. If Hedge never shows green, your price band or time filter is too tight. Adjust in Simulation, not live.

Simulation: What Hedge Testing Can and Cannot Show

From BFBM’s own knowledge base: Simulation is realistic for small stakes at available prices. It is less realistic for large stakes (£200+), heavy dutching, or strategies that rely on sitting unmatched in the queue.

Workflow we recommend:

1. Build entry + After Bet Rules in Simulation
2. Run 15–20 events — confirm hedge fires on goal, time and price tests
3. Go live at minimum stake for one session
4. Scale gradually — see staking plans guide

Common Mistakes (From Forum + Manual)

• Two strategies for entry and exit — use one strategy; forum staff recommend this explicitly
• Wrong price direction on Hedge — lay drift is price up, not down
• Too many Hedge options changed — start with time OR price; add complexity later
• No Simulation run — always verify Strategy Reports before real money
• After Bet Rules before entry works — fix market load and entry first

Ask Bob or Read Next

Paste your entry and exit rules into Ask Bob for a Strategy Snapshot — it flags missing hedge/stop gaps and links back to these guides.

• Stop-loss & time-exit rules
• Correct score insurance
• First bot in 10 steps
• BF Bot Manager hub
• Full BFBM review & pricing