How would you like to trade a market where you get large regular price swings every 10 minutes in the afternoon, seven days a week. A
market where all prices are set purely by supply and demand, few transaction costs, no middle men and you only pay commission if you win? Where you can freely act as a market maker and where you have direct market access and where you can create a spread for others to take?

Betfair has revolutionised the betting market and created an open platform for exchanging risk on sports events. This market is now viewed much more like a traditional financial risk market than an old fashioned betting market. Smart users have realised that there are huge opportunities on Betfair because they can buy and sell risk in much the same way they would in a normal financial market but without the burden of cost or the restricted access that is usually associated with traditional financial markets.

Click here to learn more

Glad nobody was hurt but with the delay in play at least I benefitted from the draw odds shortening as backed at 2.22

I had a lay order in on the draw at 1.8 which got taken out so greened up at 2.0 10 mins later :-)

draw price looks very short to me and looking to lay again

Not laying yet as the umps look concerned about the light already - certainly much darker than yesterday

damn damn damn damn damn

1.8 to 2.3 on the wicket

Was putting my order through to get out at 1.78 when the wicket went.

Back to square one. A bit excessive a drop (1.8 to 2.3) ?

Will have to wait for another chance to get out.

Trescothic wicket was always going to be heavily priced - prob the only player likely to make a huge hundred for England

Thanks Steve. At least, play has finished due to bad light.

I can't do 4.30am (more like I won't do) so will have to put an order in and hope it gets filled.

Hi Guys

Hope all is going well on the profitability front. Will be home for a few days over Xmas, so hoping to get back into the swing of things. At least this enforced work thing has allowed me to cogitate over a few strategies and will be looking to attempt a more disciplined trading regime in the future rather than my usual scattergun approach.

Best of luck

pth

Hi Guys

Hope all is going well on the profitability front. Will be home for a few days over Xmas, so hoping to get back into the swing of things. At least this enforced work thing has allowed me to cogitate over a few strategies and will be looking to attempt a more disciplined trading regime in the future rather than my usual scattergun approach.

Best of luck

pth

hi pth - good to hear things are going well

Bakko you wimp - get up early!!!

fundy what is your gut feeling for the cricket i think pakistan will win

Hi woodie

gut feel is the same though i am swaying towards the draw more than i was earlier, my big concern is that for Pakistan to win it is probably going to require England to bowl them out in the second innings because Inzy will be very negative and defensive with regards to a declaration. If England bat most of tomorrow the danger is Pakistan will bat on into the morning of day 5 before declaring and will only have 50 overs to bowl England out (which shouldnt be enough unless the pitch breaks up). In previous tests at this ground, most runs have been scored in the third innings and if this pattern continues a draw will ensue

fundy thanks for detailed post

Anyone know what happened in the AEK match this evening ?

Got suspended.

AEK won 2-1.

Hope it went your way.

Morning All.

England on 217-3 at lunch. Solid partnership from Bell and Pieterson despite a couple of scares and only 46 short of avoiding the follow on.

Fortunately, for me my lay order did not go through so really tempted to let it ride to the end.

Steve.....Thanks for your opinion on the match. Looking more and more like a draw. Am I right to assume that as soon as Eng reach the target to avoid the follow on the draw odds will shorten by more than 10 ticks or so as thinking of lumping a bit on to take advantage of this.

Hi Bak

Apologies for the delay, just be careful scalping on the draw in case the new ball does a bit. Superb performance from these 2 - glad i took a double figure price about England

Managed to scalp a few before the new ball and leaving home.

I see that the draw odds have come in more than 10 ticks in the last 15mins thanks to Bell and Jones.

Another 100 runs and/or occupying the crease till tea and beyond should see the draw through?

Siberian HIghness in the 2.50 drifted from 2.24 to 3.75 :-)))