Tag Archives: trading
A Basic Understanding of Betting Exchanges
A betting exchange is not a bookmaker. They simply provide the Web site (platform) to allow logged-in members to bet against each other…
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Betting Exchange Basics
A betting exchange site is a platform...
Greening-Up In-Play at Betting Exchanges
Gambling ‘in play’ provides the opportunity of trading or hedging via betting exchange sites such as Betfair, Betdaq or Smarkets, where this type of strategy is known as greening-up (i.e. two or more transactions performed to produce a ‘green...
Match Abandoned?! Different Rules of Bookmakers and Exchanges
This article focuses on the attitudes of different bookmakers and exchanges towards postponed or abandoned fixtures and the way bets will be affected if you are unfortunate enough to stake a game that either doesn’t start or doesn’t...
Utilising Soccerwidow’s Value Betting Spreadsheets: Lay in-play if the underdog scores first
There is a plethora of ways of utilising Soccerwidow’s Value Bet calculations to suit your personal strategy and interests. Here is another one of them…
A Trader’s Point Of View – Day 3: 3 October, 2012
On 3rd October the Widow...
Review and Tips: MarketFeeder Pro – Betfair Bot
MarketFeeder is one of many ‘bots’ available to purchase and, out of the many I have used, it is my personal favourite since it can be tailored to one’s exact needs and every imaginable strategy can be performed automatically....
Holy Grail: Lay 0-0 at Half Time
I have come across an interesting riddle which is worthwhile mentioning on Soccerwidow… This mystery was presented by a Dr Slicer approximately two years ago in the Betfair Community Forum and still causes headaches for many people!
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Backing and Laying Under the Minimum Stake Amount in Betfair
At some stage, after extensive paper exercises and calculations everyone will reach the phase where testing a system or strategy with real money is necessary.
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However watertight the system seems...
Betting Exchanges: Backing and Laying of Bets
Even if many probably already know the difference between Back and Lay, some may not and therefore I am dedicating today’s article to a general explanation of Internet betting exchanges, including the placing and laying of sports bets.
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