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Artisan
05 Aug 11 19:30
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I've just done a crude comparison of liquidity today versus last Friday.  Taking UK horse races, the average per race last Friday including IR was £874K, today (and I haven't got the figures for all races today, but the average for the 22 races I do have is £607K.  That represents I think a 30.5% reduction.  It seems that the IR this evening has plummeted especially.

Just a blip or something far more significant?

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By:
TheVis
When: 05 Aug 11 19:34
Hopefully something more significant.

I was having a look at the early horse markets around midday and couldn't believe how little money there was about.
By:
andyl
When: 05 Aug 11 19:35
people go on holiday.....ir always suffers this time of year
By:
gap
When: 05 Aug 11 19:36
I know for sure that a number of greyhound traders have gone to the purple place, and they had their first £25,000 traded race recently.
By:
Feck N. Eejit
When: 05 Aug 11 19:41
Goodwood last Friday would make a difference. Could you do the comparison again leaving out Goodwood Artisan?
By:
McChicken_Sandwich
When: 05 Aug 11 19:41
The **** turnover calculation is different/deceiving.
By:
nairda
When: 05 Aug 11 19:43
it hard to take 1 day last week and look at today and say it drop 30% , because their can be other factors ...but, when you see betduck up , and betfair down, then it's highly likely to be significant factor
By:
Feck N. Eejit
When: 05 Aug 11 19:48
MS, Artisan was comparing betfair to betfair.
By:
TheVis
When: 05 Aug 11 19:50
You also have to factor in the duck are completely making up their early traded figures by self matching.
By:
Artisan
When: 05 Aug 11 19:50
Very good point Feck.

The figures without Goodwood give an average last Friday of £696K. So the drop is a mere 13%
By:
Coachbuster
When: 05 Aug 11 19:53
liquidity is one thing , matched bets is another.


the Shark factor will have everything to do with the low volume of matched bets.
By:
Feck N. Eejit
When: 05 Aug 11 20:12
Artisan, that would be a significant drop nonetheless as you'd be comparing 1 afternoon + 3 evening meetings (last Friday) against 2 afternoon + 2 evening meetings (today) and today's figure is currently based on mostly the afternoon figures (which are generally better in my experience) as today's evening meetings haven't finished. As Coachbuster says though, it means nothing. A few big ping-pong players leaving could have that effect on turnover without having any effect on real liquidity.

Ping-pong money is something that is never mentioned when comparing exchanges. There must surely be a lot less of it on betd@q which would bloat betfair's seeming advantage.
By:
Feck N. Eejit
When: 05 Aug 11 20:12
Artisan, that would be a significant drop nonetheless as you'd be comparing 1 afternoon + 3 evening meetings (last Friday) against 2 afternoon + 2 evening meetings (today) and today's figure is currently based on mostly the afternoon figures (which are generally better in my experience) as today's evening meetings haven't finished. As Coachbuster says though, it means nothing. A few big ping-pong players leaving could have that effect on turnover without having any effect on real liquidity.

Ping-pong money is something that is never mentioned when comparing exchanges. There must surely be a lot less of it on betd@q which would bloat betfair's seeming advantage.
By:
nairda
When: 05 Aug 11 20:26
you can never really judge how much ping pong money their is, with out working at betfair or betdq
By:
Artisan
When: 05 Aug 11 20:58
Feck

I'll do a fuller analysis tomorrow morning when all of the figurs are available from BF, and we'll see what the drop offs are for the afternoon and evening.  I'll also do a few other days.

The point about holidays, and as you say a few ping pong players makes sense, but I also just get the feeling (and it is no more than that) that there are significantly less people hovering over the back button IR.
By:
viva el presidente!
When: 05 Aug 11 21:08
gotta say, money in the hull game minor markets seems pretty sparse tonight.
By:
TheInvestor2
When: 05 Aug 11 21:14
yep
By:
nairda
When: 05 Aug 11 21:53
Hull vs Blackpool

Betdq       $504,352 USD
Betfair   $2,571,879 USD

Betfair   $2,234,983 USD  (using betdq matching method of liability)
By:
Coachbuster
When: 05 Aug 11 21:58
Liquidity was brilliant on the Hull v Blackpool tier 2 soccer match .

Better than last year Happy
By:
Coachbuster
When: 05 Aug 11 21:59
correct score i will add, wasn't paying  attention to  other minor markets Viva
By:
allinadayswork
When: 05 Aug 11 22:05
Doesnt really mean a deal taking into account isolated events unless you do a proper study of quite a few over a period of time.

Some very big players could just happen along here or there on any given night surely.
By:
viva el presidente!
When: 05 Aug 11 22:09
obviously need to start looking at CS.
By:
Bluenose
When: 05 Aug 11 22:17
Norwich V Watford same date, fixture etc last season opening game matched £4,155,870.
By:
Gerbs
When: 05 Aug 11 22:29
Artisan     05 Aug 11 20:58 
Feck

The point about holidays, and as you say a few ping pong players makes sense, but I also just get the feeling (and it is no more than that) that there are significantly less people hovering over the back button IR.


IR surely has to be affected by ATR delaying the pictures by another 2.8 secs and people giving up betting at home inrunning
By:
Gerbs
When: 05 Aug 11 22:33
4 ruk meets last friday
By:
no moves
When: 05 Aug 11 22:52
If the fall is significant and real and you were Betfair watching this unfolding, what would you do next if you were them? And how quickly would you react?
By:
Coachbuster
When: 05 Aug 11 22:57
Bluenose     05 Aug 11 22:17 
Norwich V Watford same date, fixture etc last season opening game matched £4,155,870.
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Bluenose , where do you find this data ?
By:
nairda
When: 05 Aug 11 23:00
bring in PC 3 as fast as you can Laugh  I think that what betfair will no next
By:
FINE AS FROG HAIR
When: 05 Aug 11 23:00
I wouldn't panic or overreact as many of you seem to be doing.
I'm pretty sure they have made some projections on the likely impact of PC2 on many variables, and will monitor those very closely to see if their forecasts are looking reasonably accurate.
I think they might perhaps give it a full season of football or racing or whatever, befre they review things, wouldn't you ?.
By:
Coachbuster
When: 05 Aug 11 23:03
my sentiments FAFH ...  only a complete bunch of morons would bring in another charge so soon without looking at the bigger picture
By:
FINE AS FROG HAIR
When: 05 Aug 11 23:05
I'm glad I don't have to face you in a coutroom full of gullible jurors Coach.
By:
Bluenose
When: 05 Aug 11 23:05
fracsoft using the free search
By:
Coachbuster
When: 05 Aug 11 23:14
FAFH- i get by  Happy 

cheers nose
By:
nairda
When: 05 Aug 11 23:14
I don't think betfair care about liquidity any way....when betfair bring there new sportsbook online the mugs will just bet there anyway

I still believe PC2 is all about getting rid of the smart accounts before befair become the bookmaker
By:
TheInvestor2
When: 05 Aug 11 23:17
When Betfair bring the "new sportsbook", they'll be left wishing they hadn't done with a few years.
By:
Eat_your_greens
When: 05 Aug 11 23:18
We are on PC3 now btw not PC2, blinking amateurs
By:
FINE AS FROG HAIR
When: 05 Aug 11 23:19
I just wanna make the football bets I like.
And currently BF is the only place that gives me that full wide ranging opportunity.
So until that changes, I'm stuck anyway.
By:
nairda
When: 05 Aug 11 23:19
what was PC 1?
By:
nairda
When: 05 Aug 11 23:20
FAFH

you bet what agian?
By:
Lori
When: 05 Aug 11 23:20
PC1 was 250 markets/year
PC2 was 250 markets/lifetime
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