Do Betfair trade their own markets ?

[decomez6]

Hasn't that always been the case throughout time "the house always wins". Regardless of the successes of individuals.

Absolutely.
Roulette table has got the green 0 which the punter never get paid for. You start from -ve EV.( Commission)
and yet the casino will ban you if you consistently beat them .
I think we are all glad to have the exchanges instead of the bookies but one can't help the feeling of the invisible hand of the bookies within the exchanges.
The two should be separate.
Exchanges should be completely free from the interest of the few. The commission taken should be enough to cover the running and maintenance costs. ( No more CRUSHES)

[decomez6]

so -are we saying, time to close the conspiracy thread (again!!)

Another one bites the dust :

[Kai]

I think we are all glad to have the exchanges instead of the bookies but one can't help the feeling of the invisible hand of the bookies within the exchanges.

Where's the evidence then, after so much collective nerding over data and recording and analysing everything under a microscope you would think people would find some

All the occasional market shenanigans that my 2 eyes have seen have come from other users

[decomez6]

I think we are all glad to have the exchanges instead of the bookies but one can't help the feeling of the invisible hand of the bookies within the exchanges.

Where's the evidence then, after so much collective nerding over data and recording and analysing everything under a microscope you would think people would find some

All the occasional market shenanigans that my 2 eyes have seen have come from other users

this is where the rain started beating us.

In February 2016, Betfair merged with Paddy Power to create Flutter Entertainment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betfair

[Derek27]

Had an unmatched bet in the market when City scored. No delay and the money would be gone!

[conduirez]

Had an unmatched bet in the market when City scored. No delay and the money would be gone!

Taken by the hand of god

[jamesedwards]

Had an unmatched bet in the market when City scored. No delay and the money would be gone!

Taken by the hand of god

But if there was no delay Derek wouldn't have put the money up at all. The delay may seem frustrating but without it liquidity would be shot.