New Posts For Thread: Premium Charge questionhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23462682/premium-charge-questionI have been profitable to a decent degree for the period of the PC & have never paid the PC . my latest % was around 42%I am a traditional backer & avoid favourites. I've never traded or laid horses.I have set up a separate account to trial a modicumThis depends on what type of trading you will do and if you're any good at it. If the premium charge was mainly for traders it would have been easier to simply charge per trade.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23462682/premium-charge-question?post_id=419013778#419013778This depends on what type of trading you will do and if you're any good at it. If the premium charge was mainly for traders it would have been easier to simply charge per trade.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:02:56 -0600Will this possibly mean i may start to pay the PC as i believe its mainly catching arbers & traders in the net?Anyone who is reasonable successful over a prolonged period will probably pay the premium charge eventually now that the £1,000 allowancehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23462682/premium-charge-question?post_id=419013774#419013774Will this possibly mean i may start to pay the PC as i believe its mainly catching arbers & traders in the net?Anyone who is reasonable successful over a prolonged period will probably pay the premium charge eventually now that the £1,000 allowanceFri, 06 Nov 2009 07:16:35 -0600You'll have to crunch the numbers yourself, it could well bring you into the pc. 42% might mean one big win brings you in normally even without trading.You should be able to work out how much you can win before you start paying and work from there.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23462682/premium-charge-question?post_id=419013766#419013766You'll have to crunch the numbers yourself, it could well bring you into the pc. 42% might mean one big win brings you in normally even without trading.You should be able to work out how much you can win before you start paying and work from there.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:56:12 -0600So in conclusion - by starting trading it shouldn't bring me into the PC?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23462682/premium-charge-question?post_id=419013758#419013758So in conclusion - by starting trading it shouldn't bring me into the PC?Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:43:19 -0600*not just traders, traders do get caught.Arbers won't get caught, almost by definition (you need to be a winner on betfair)https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23462682/premium-charge-question?post_id=419013754#419013754*not just traders, traders do get caught.Arbers won't get caught, almost by definition (you need to be a winner on betfair)Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:31:12 -0600Not much to elaborate on, the premium charge catches people from all styles of gambling, not traders and particuarly not arbers... arbers will basically never pay it.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23462682/premium-charge-question?post_id=419013750#419013750Not much to elaborate on, the premium charge catches people from all styles of gambling, not traders and particuarly not arbers... arbers will basically never pay it.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:30:32 -0600Could you elaborate?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23462682/premium-charge-question?post_id=419013746#419013746Could you elaborate?Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:27:48 -0600i believe its mainly catching arbers & traders in the net?It's not this.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23462682/premium-charge-question?post_id=419013742#419013742i believe its mainly catching arbers & traders in the net?It's not this.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:49:12 -0600I have been profitable to a decent degree for the period of the PC & have never paid the PC . my latest % was around 42%I am a traditional backer & avoid favourites. I've never traded or laid horses.I have set up a separate account to trial a modicumhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23462682/premium-charge-question?post_id=419013738#419013738I have been profitable to a decent degree for the period of the PC & have never paid the PC . my latest % was around 42%I am a traditional backer & avoid favourites. I've never traded or laid horses.I have set up a separate account to trial a modicumFri, 06 Nov 2009 04:45:40 -0600