The Debate on the All-Green Book on Betfair (part 1)

Last week I talked about the fear of being all red on Betfair and I want follow that up by delving into what every trader wants and all green book.
To me: there is a lot of one-upmanship surrounding what type of green-book you should have when you have decided to close your position.
In truth: there [...]

Why losing trades are common place

In follow up to my blog post yesterday “The fear of being all red on Betfair” I want to explain why losing trades are common place when you trade.
Even today as a professional trader I still make mistakes, make the wrong call about the markets, but what I do know is that I make more [...]

The fear of being all red on Betfair!

If you read the salescopy of endless clickbank systems on the market, telling you how easy it is to get a green book on Betfair. A Green book (also known as greening-up) is phrase used when your guaranteed to make a profit on all outcomes.
These get rich systems lead novice traders into false sense of [...]

Late, Late Goals – How to put them into your Betfair Trading.

How much has been made of the time-keeping in the Manchester derby yesterday, to me the situation highlights how far football is behind other sports.
Rugby have independant time keepers and everybody knows the match situation, but whats my view?
From a trading point of view I hope that they keep it the way it is as [...]

The mistake of trying to trade too many matches at the same time!

One common mistake novice traders make on a regular basis is have a trading position open on a number of in-play matches at the same time.
The major tennis tournaments such as US Open or Wimbledon offer so many matches the inexperienced trader can’t resist the temptation to get invovled with multiple matches. So whats wrong [...]

Soccer Trading Pre-Match Pointers

Does one player make a team?
The Answer: Yes – When it comes to trading the Betfair markets pre-match.
Over the past few days there has been plenty of will he wont play rumours on Arsenal’s midfield talisman Cesc Fabregas.
The Betfair graph above is taken shortly before kick-off in the Celtic v Arsenal match and I have [...]

7 Tips On Trading Soccer Successfully On Betfair

Over the past few years I have been a successful soccer trader on Betfair and I want to give my seven tips on how I stay ahead of the game.

Only trade matches from the league you know most about
Never open a trading position to make the match more interesting
Make Notes
Keep A Record
Monitor the Markets
Have a [...]