game suspended

[Derek27]

Might have to wait till the RM strikes end to receive a real one

Did I mention that advertising space on my desk comes at a price. But my failed legal case over "advertise-tesco--for-life" bags hasn't set a very good president, not a dime for being a mobile billboard.

Back in the eighties I had a work colleague who turned his Tesco bags inside out because he had to pay 5 pence for them.

Didn't even get anywhere near the guys who would pay £20 for a Tour de France team's shirt, but at least the cost of plastic bags now go to charity.

[Michael5482]

Put some money in a Smarkets or Betdaq account (or both) and hedge your Betfair position on either one if you have an open position on Betfair when it's down.

If Betfair had a consistant policy on voiding I'd agree.

And personally given the current climate around affordability checking I choose to have as few bookie/exhamge accounts as possible. Nothing screams problem gambler louder than having accounts all over the place. I'm just very risk averse when it comes to being able to work and I'll take unplanned wins or losses on the chin. There isn't even a guarentee you'll find enough liquidity on smarkets or elsewhere at 0 or positive EV anyway. Horses for courses though I guess.

Fair points, I just prefer to hedge to protect my bank. Think the root problem for the OP is he's used his full bank to open a trade.

[888kagol]

would it be possible someone would help to set up the excel on my computer, for a fee, anyone feeling helpful today I wonder.!

[ShaunWhite]

Fair points, I just prefer to hedge to protect my bank. Think the root problem for the OP is he's used his full bank to open a trade.

I see why you'd want to hedge but if Betfair is down then its not always easy to know what your position actually is after voiding etc. Trying to hedge elsewhere can make things worse.

Bottomline is don't put all your eggs in one basket. The risk of tech failing when you're having a few bets a week is pretty small, but when you start to trade a lot and it's inevitable. Trading is ALL about risk management so putting all your money on the table without thinking about the slim chance of not getting it back is lesson#1.

Lastly, affordability checks are only a problem when you need to deposit, even 'pros' are being protective about their working capital and holding banks of 4 or 5x worst case scenarios. It's so important to me that my bank is 10x what I usually need. If someone new has got £100 to play with then put £75 into a different wallet and trade with 25. When the worst happens its not game over player 1.

[ShaunWhite]

would it be possible someone would help to set up the excel on my computer, for a fee, anyone feeling helpful today I wonder.!

If you just follow the instructions on the setup wizard then you should be OK. Leave everything at the default settings.

[Derek27]

would it be possible someone would help to set up the excel on my computer, for a fee, anyone feeling helpful today I wonder.!

Installing Excel is as simple as clicking on the download and install button - it's that simple!

[888kagol]

stop teasing.

[ShaunWhite]

stop teasing.

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A "setup wizard" is an actual thing not a pss take. It's the dialog you get when you run the setup application.

[jimibt]

stop teasing.

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A "setup wizard" is an actual thing not a pss take. It's the dialog you get when you run the setup application.

i think the tease was re the simplicity of installing Excel - tho that said, it is simple!? isn't it?

would it be possible someone would help to set up the excel on my computer, for a fee, anyone feeling helpful today I wonder.!

Installing Excel is as simple as clicking on the download and install button - it's that simple!

[Kai]

would it be possible someone would help to set up the excel on my computer, for a fee, anyone feeling helpful today I wonder.!

If you just follow the instructions on the setup wizard then you should be OK. Leave everything at the default settings.

Listen to Shaun, you can trust the setup wizard to do a fine job of installing your software