New Posts For Thread: What would be the longest odds available if it were possible ?https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29108863/what-would-be-the-longest-odds-available-if-it-were-possibleassuming something ridiculous like Man City losing at home 0-6 to QPR or something that can't physically happen . At what point would the odds stop on account of pointlessness ? a 90 minute game (rather than say a darts match) 40,000 -1 Would someon*millionhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29108863/what-would-be-the-longest-odds-available-if-it-were-possible?post_id=519534477#519534477*millionThu, 10 May 2012 09:39:21 -0500But why would they only lay Darlington @1 Million /1 ? .They could lay 500 hundred teams at the same odds in The FA Cup and if there were enough markets across all sports full of no hopers they could make a decent return on their mikkion each yearhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29108863/what-would-be-the-longest-odds-available-if-it-were-possible?post_id=519534449#519534449But why would they only lay Darlington @1 Million /1 ? .They could lay 500 hundred teams at the same odds in The FA Cup and if there were enough markets across all sports full of no hopers they could make a decent return on their mikkion each yearThu, 10 May 2012 09:38:50 -0500Anyway,that's my weird though for the day I am waiting with great anticipation for todays weird though for the day, if it possible to publish it, of course.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29108863/what-would-be-the-longest-odds-available-if-it-were-possible?post_id=519525369#519525369Anyway,that's my weird though for the day I am waiting with great anticipation for todays weird though for the day, if it possible to publish it, of course.Thu, 10 May 2012 05:06:40 -0500cos a £2 bet wins you something at 1/100..ror...it wouldnt at 1/1000....:)https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29108863/what-would-be-the-longest-odds-available-if-it-were-possible?post_id=519525037#519525037cos a £2 bet wins you something at 1/100..ror...it wouldnt at 1/1000....:)Thu, 10 May 2012 04:50:55 -0500Assuming you can get 3% annualised earnings on cash elsewhere, then the daily interest is the equivalent to a lay a day of:1 / ((1.03^(1 / 365)) - 1) = 12 347.7676So that's roughly 12000/1.But bank interest:a) Cumulates.b) Doesn't risk capital.Basedhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29108863/what-would-be-the-longest-odds-available-if-it-were-possible?post_id=519523239#519523239Assuming you can get 3% annualised earnings on cash elsewhere, then the daily interest is the equivalent to a lay a day of:1 / ((1.03^(1 / 365)) - 1) = 12 347.7676So that's roughly 12000/1.But bank interest:a) Cumulates.b) Doesn't risk capital.BasedThu, 10 May 2012 02:30:18 -0500£500,000 wins pretty much only occasionally comes in via multiple bets at bookies and even then the stake is likely to be bigger than £1. No person/bookmaker with any sense is going to offer such massive odds ever otherwise it could send them to thhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29108863/what-would-be-the-longest-odds-available-if-it-were-possible?post_id=519522909#519522909£500,000 wins pretty much only occasionally comes in via multiple bets at bookies and even then the stake is likely to be bigger than £1. No person/bookmaker with any sense is going to offer such massive odds ever otherwise it could send them to thThu, 10 May 2012 01:54:41 -0500most bookies have win limits normally £500k so i am assuming 500,000/1https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29108863/what-would-be-the-longest-odds-available-if-it-were-possible?post_id=519521561#519521561most bookies have win limits normally £500k so i am assuming 500,000/1Wed, 09 May 2012 23:31:07 -0500maybe a Squillion/1https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29108863/what-would-be-the-longest-odds-available-if-it-were-possible?post_id=519518769#519518769maybe a Squillion/1Wed, 09 May 2012 20:42:49 -0500Sorry 1000000/1 that should be.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29108863/what-would-be-the-longest-odds-available-if-it-were-possible?post_id=519518751#519518751Sorry 1000000/1 that should be.Wed, 09 May 2012 20:42:04 -0500Maybe 1/1000000. Nice round number.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29108863/what-would-be-the-longest-odds-available-if-it-were-possible?post_id=519518731#519518731Maybe 1/1000000. Nice round number.Wed, 09 May 2012 20:41:05 -0500