New Posts For Thread: The spreadhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27974061/the-spreadWhat I cant understand on Betfair is why a spread also exists and who/why/and-to-what-level this is enforced?Taking a simple event that a horse FastRunnerA it has a back price of 2 and a lay price of 2.1If I put 10,000 pound to lay at 2.1 (creating achecking the "what if" box (under "more options") will show you the potential outcomes if matched as well.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27974061/the-spread?post_id=501709869#501709869checking the "what if" box (under "more options") will show you the potential outcomes if matched as well.Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:05:55 -0500mattsimple, I can understand you are a bit confused as you only joined Betfair today. I suggest you go to a market with no or very little liquidity in it and put in some prices just to see how this laying and backing works. Just make sure the prichttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27974061/the-spread?post_id=501709477#501709477mattsimple, I can understand you are a bit confused as you only joined Betfair today. I suggest you go to a market with no or very little liquidity in it and put in some prices just to see how this laying and backing works. Just make sure the pricWed, 06 Jul 2011 04:56:45 -0500Sorry, didn't see Lori's post which is strange given there's 8 minutes between our posts.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27974061/the-spread?post_id=501709001#501709001Sorry, didn't see Lori's post which is strange given there's 8 minutes between our posts.Wed, 06 Jul 2011 04:45:53 -0500You can enter whatever odds you want (subject to the odds increment ladder). If you enter the best odds available then your bet will be at the head of the queue.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27974061/the-spread?post_id=501708941#501708941You can enter whatever odds you want (subject to the odds increment ladder). If you enter the best odds available then your bet will be at the head of the queue.Wed, 06 Jul 2011 04:44:47 -0500Have you got "Back and Lay" and "Market Depth" ticked?Everything you described is what happens. If you want to lay 2.1 you can, if you want to lay 2.0 you can , if you want to lay 1.03 you can too! (It doesn't mean it will get matched, but you can puhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27974061/the-spread?post_id=501708625#501708625Have you got "Back and Lay" and "Market Depth" ticked?Everything you described is what happens. If you want to lay 2.1 you can, if you want to lay 2.0 you can , if you want to lay 1.03 you can too! (It doesn't mean it will get matched, but you can puWed, 06 Jul 2011 04:36:50 -0500What I cant understand on Betfair is why a spread also exists and who/why/and-to-what-level this is enforced?Taking a simple event that a horse FastRunnerA it has a back price of 2 and a lay price of 2.1If I put 10,000 pound to lay at 2.1 (creating ahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27974061/the-spread?post_id=501703941#501703941What I cant understand on Betfair is why a spread also exists and who/why/and-to-what-level this is enforced?Taking a simple event that a horse FastRunnerA it has a back price of 2 and a lay price of 2.1If I put 10,000 pound to lay at 2.1 (creating aWed, 06 Jul 2011 02:23:31 -0500