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fisheye
25 Jan 10 16:12
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What is generally considered to be a high enough yield before even considering going professional?

anything above 5%? 10%?

what sort of yields do any pros on here have?
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Report beetle • January 25, 2010 5:17 PM GMT
what period?
Report The Investor • January 25, 2010 5:31 PM GMT
My net yield from 1/1/2009 to 13/12/2009 was 1.32%
Report The Investor • January 25, 2010 5:34 PM GMT
If you trade rather than being involved purely with gambling, the yield (taken in isolation) will not be able to give you a good indication of how successful someone is.

For instance one person with a yield of 1% could be placing 100 times as many bets as another person with a yield of 5%.
Report fisheye • January 25, 2010 5:36 PM GMT
I guess per year with at least 30 bets per month
Report beetle • January 25, 2010 5:38 PM GMT
on that basis you will have to suck and see
Report warro • January 25, 2010 5:43 PM GMT
fisheye 25 Jan 18:36
I guess per year with at least 30 bets per month


Even 360 bets isn't a particularly massive sample to draw conclusions from. Law of large numbers and all that.
Report beetle • January 25, 2010 6:00 PM GMT
fisheye,

I wouldn't get too hung up on it which i am sure you are not. If you feel its right carry on and dont give up the job for a while.

It all depends on you responsibilities really... whether you have family etc. Whether you have a profession or trade that you can walk straight back into etc. Sure you know this but ...
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