Margin Maker function in Dutching

[outformal]

Hello everyone,

I am a bit confused, I am dutching £100 on over/under 2.5 market and I selected 20% margin, ticked Margin Maker on over 2.5 and was expecting £20 profit, but the predicted profit is 24.73 instead(screenshot attached).Could you please explain why is this figure bigger than my selected margin of 20%?

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[Euler]

It's pricing the book% value at 20% margin.

If you look at the book % you will see that amount reflected there.

[outformal]

It's pricing the book% value at 20% margin.

If you look at the book % you will see that amount reflected there.

Ok I got it now, many thanks Peter.

[Euler]

No problem, it catches a lot of people out.

[thepressure]

Hello everyone,

I am a bit confused, I am dutching £100 on over/under 2.5 market and I selected 20% margin, ticked Margin Maker on over 2.5 and was expecting £20 profit, but the predicted profit is 24.73 instead(screenshot attached).Could you please explain why is this figure bigger than my selected margin of 20%?ex_marginm.png

What exactly are you doing here, how can you dutch this market and make £24 quid>?

[ShaunWhite]

What exactly are you doing here, how can you dutch this market and make £24 quid>?

Because of the margin they're asking for above the current price on the overs. Eg current is 1.53 and asking for 2.24

[thepressure]

What exactly are you doing here, how can you dutch this market and make £24 quid>?

Because of the margin they're asking for above the current price on the overs. Eg current is 1.53 and asking for 2.24

but that price isnt avaiable. when ive messed around with it, is it just scalping some ticks basically?

[ShaunWhite]

but that price isnt avaiable. when ive messed around with it, is it just scalping some ticks basically?

No it's not scalping, it's market making, aka offering prices.

[thepressure]

so in the example i played around with, its offering prices no one will ever take? whats the point, im guessing i dont understand this at all?

[jamesedwards]

so in the example i played around with, its offering prices no one will ever take? whats the point, im guessing i dont understand this at all?

OP is probably hoping for no early goals so the over 2.5 price drifts and gets matched leaving him with a green book.

[ShaunWhite]

so in the example i played around with, its offering prices no one will ever take? whats the point, im guessing i dont understand this at all?

Doesn't help that you're asking for a 10% margin and it's all on one selection. 1% split between the two and you might get some fills.