Well folks after making very small profits in the first races I am now going to call it a day. The volumes are just awful and this is more like pulling teeth. At one point I had £1.27 left from a £200 order and it just sat there unmatched for at least 30 seconds!
I am placing orders and they just sit there for an eternity totally unmatched! I cannot remember a day where it was so bad!
Tuesday 7th June
-
manonthemoon
- Posts: 37
- Joined: Mon May 04, 2009 4:48 pm
Probably a wise decision, but I'm going to tough it out all the same. Slow going so far, though.
-
JollyGreen
- Posts: 2047
- Joined: Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:06 am
Well I am not bothering with the rest of the afternoon cards. I just had £19 left of a £200 order and so I actually timed it. Finally somebody matched £10 then the rest followed but it took 1m 24s 
On another market I was the whole £225 and as Peter said not a single penny traded. I ended up having to close out for a scratch and even that was painful.
The problem with holding in the market so long is the exposure to a numpty hitting the market with a lumpy sum. The market is unlikely to recover with such low volumes so the risk v reward ratio is not good!
Oh well, the sun is shining here
On another market I was the whole £225 and as Peter said not a single penny traded. I ended up having to close out for a scratch and even that was painful.
The problem with holding in the market so long is the exposure to a numpty hitting the market with a lumpy sum. The market is unlikely to recover with such low volumes so the risk v reward ratio is not good!
Oh well, the sun is shining here
No it's not just you,Innertube wrote:Is it only me that thinks Betfair have found a new way to boost their bottom line?
but then alot of people think im just being paranoid
,so who knows
Last edited by freddy on Tue Jun 07, 2011 4:01 pm, edited 2 times in total.
-
enzabella2009
- Posts: 747
- Joined: Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:58 pm
I have lost £470 on 1st race...Roger Sez was an early upset for me but, I have managed to cover my loss just now...Im off for the day as well...it`s scary..
Perhaps the hoover traders (betfair?) have sucked all the money available but, be faithfull the next 2 generations of gamblers will bring more money
good day all...
Perhaps the hoover traders (betfair?) have sucked all the money available but, be faithfull the next 2 generations of gamblers will bring more money
good day all...
-
JollyGreen
- Posts: 2047
- Joined: Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:06 am
A big gamble in the "Cheats Charter" otherwise known as a Claimer. A real gambling stable with the trainer's son on board!shergar wrote:What happened to April Fools price in the Salisbury 15:20? Suddenly dropped 10 -15 ticks in one go?
I done the first 3 races and it was completely uninspiring, made a very small profit, got fed up and chucked it to watch a documentary my new tivo box recorded for me, I've only just started to make small consistent amounts, and looking at this forum over the last few months, it seems the bad days are outweighing the good, and every week seems to get slightly worse, makes you wonder what the future holds!