Whats Your Favourite Sport to Trade??

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Whats Your Favourite Sport to Trade

Cricket
13
9%
Football
27
19%
Greyhounds
4
3%
Horse Racing In Running
28
20%
Horse Racing Pre Play
46
32%
Tennis
18
13%
Other
7
5%
 
Total votes: 143
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Dallas
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Which sport do you most enjoy trading (not necessarily your most profitable)
hightower09
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mine is football and a combination of lay the draw and over/under 1.5 and 2.5 goals markets. i am trying to find a way of automating my goal market trades at the moment.
if anyone thinks they could help me out automation my goal market trades i would be very greatful
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hightower09 wrote:
Wed Jul 26, 2017 1:22 pm
i am trying to find a way of automating my goal market trades at the moment
There is an example file in the football shared files section that works well in the match odds and Over/Unders markets you might want to take a look at
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NEWBTRADER
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38% Horse Racing In Running.....hmmm wonder why?

Here are 3 of my reasons for that stat off the top of my head...would like to hear yours if yours too is the favourite trading arena of IP HR. ;-)

1. The gratification of the "quick" green.
2. Make (when successful) very high profits, very quickly.
3. The volume of opportunities, should an early trade go south and its catch up time, then there are a lot more to go at, and still come out on top. (Hopefully as we all know, its High Risk High Reward Strategy
HINT:Newbies dont try at home unless on PRACTICE MODE)
Tenable
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I thought football would of had more votes,, unless its because its summer break?
mcfc1981
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Without doubt cricket..........even thinking of knocking Horse racing on the head
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Cricket my best way of turning a profit followed by NBA Basketball though liquidity fell away when Canada left the Betfair a few years ago.
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mcfc1981 wrote:
Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:18 pm
Without doubt cricket..........even thinking of knocking Horse racing on the head
I see a lot of talk about cricket trading. Even noticed the huge amounts that get traded on some of the big tests.
I've watch a bit, but still don't know enough to understand where the oppertunites for trading would come from.

I'll have another look though
aceporty
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hightower09 wrote:
Wed Jul 26, 2017 1:22 pm
mine is football and a combination of lay the draw and over/under 1.5 and 2.5 goals markets. i am trying to find a way of automating my goal market trades at the moment.
if anyone thinks they could help me out automation my goal market trades i would be very greatful
How are you making money with LTD, i thought it was dead.
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aceporty wrote:
Fri Jul 28, 2017 4:56 pm
hightower09 wrote:
Wed Jul 26, 2017 1:22 pm
mine is football and a combination of lay the draw and over/under 1.5 and 2.5 goals markets. i am trying to find a way of automating my goal market trades at the moment.
if anyone thinks they could help me out automation my goal market trades i would be very greatful
How are you making money with LTD, i thought it was dead.
There will always be money to be made laying the draw if your selective with your matches
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Just looking back at this, thanks to those who have submitted, so far the overall order is about what i was expecting just the proportions are slightly different - but this may still balance out over time
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Orixian
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For those who voted other. Out of interest what is the other you voted for?
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Nice survey!

I primarily trade Tennis and the NBA (suppose that would fall under others).

The results so far are pretty much in line with expectation from the BA community. Perhaps skewed by the small sample size currently but I definitely anticipated a higher number for Cricket trading. I don't understand, follow or trade the sport but I imagine this is the only feasible market to trade King Kong stakes without much slippage. Will definitely be looking to step into this arena down the road
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Orixian wrote:
Mon Aug 07, 2017 1:05 pm
For those who voted other. Out of interest what is the other you voted for?
I voted Other, which means Golf.

A 4-day tournament feels like an In-Play horse race slowed down nicely. Plenty of opportunities for all kinds of strategies.
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Thought it was worth a bump for those who may not of seen/voted yet
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