New Posts For Thread: Starting price tradinghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30394791/starting-price-tradingBit of newbie question so apologies if I've being naive but:How often - in percentage terms - are bookmakers official SPs higher than the average traded price on Betfair?Thanks56% are higher 38% of the timehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30394791/starting-price-trading?post_id=542490471#54249047156% are higher 38% of the timeMon, 01 Dec 2014 14:35:54 -0600Yes,yet another "Fisherman" appears from BF's never ending supply of cretinsSad No apology for that racingstar?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30394791/starting-price-trading?post_id=542490389#542490389Yes,yet another "Fisherman" appears from BF's never ending supply of cretinsSad No apology for that racingstar?Mon, 01 Dec 2014 14:29:13 -0600If the OP is telling the truth I can only repeat onlooker's advice.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30394791/starting-price-trading?post_id=542488625#542488625If the OP is telling the truth I can only repeat onlooker's advice.Mon, 01 Dec 2014 11:38:23 -0600Put a plaster on that itch, then - and be advised to stay away from Horse Racing, if you .... "wouldn't know a horse from a donkey".A million more variables in, and on, Horse Racing - than just a 3 possible outcomes Football match. - and you do not Ahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30394791/starting-price-trading?post_id=542488425#542488425Put a plaster on that itch, then - and be advised to stay away from Horse Racing, if you .... "wouldn't know a horse from a donkey".A million more variables in, and on, Horse Racing - than just a 3 possible outcomes Football match. - and you do not AMon, 01 Dec 2014 11:12:26 -0600Also a newbie in the sense I wouldn't know a horse from a donkey. Don't care either - just trying to make moneyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30394791/starting-price-trading?post_id=542488353#542488353Also a newbie in the sense I wouldn't know a horse from a donkey. Don't care either - just trying to make moneyMon, 01 Dec 2014 11:05:34 -0600Nice 'ere innit?! I am indeed a BF veteran of nearly 14 years standing but mostly on on football and financials. Never really looked at horseracing and had the kind of question that is probably very basic for regulars on this forum. Not trying to kidhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30394791/starting-price-trading?post_id=542488293#542488293Nice 'ere innit?! I am indeed a BF veteran of nearly 14 years standing but mostly on on football and financials. Never really looked at horseracing and had the kind of question that is probably very basic for regulars on this forum. Not trying to kidMon, 01 Dec 2014 11:00:01 -0600OP what is newbie about you - got yourself a long-service award there, going by your start date. Explain. please.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30394791/starting-price-trading?post_id=542488029#542488029OP what is newbie about you - got yourself a long-service award there, going by your start date. Explain. please.Mon, 01 Dec 2014 10:33:18 -0600Then you need to divide the Bookmaker's Industry SP - by the relevant decreasing percentage - to bring it in line with Betfair's 100% book.Multiply by the number of runners in the race that were triers - then divide by the number of 'not offs' (morehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30394791/starting-price-trading?post_id=542487955#542487955Then you need to divide the Bookmaker's Industry SP - by the relevant decreasing percentage - to bring it in line with Betfair's 100% book.Multiply by the number of runners in the race that were triers - then divide by the number of 'not offs' (moreMon, 01 Dec 2014 10:26:18 -0600Yes,yet another "Fisherman" appears from BF's never ending supply of cretinshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30394791/starting-price-trading?post_id=542487889#542487889Yes,yet another "Fisherman" appears from BF's never ending supply of cretinsMon, 01 Dec 2014 10:20:22 -0600this is should be fun! lol first off, how are you calculating an average traded price? you could do it a few ways. take the top traded and bottom traded and find the middle point? or use the price that most money was traded at? or the 5 prices the mohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30394791/starting-price-trading?post_id=542487883#542487883this is should be fun! lol first off, how are you calculating an average traded price? you could do it a few ways. take the top traded and bottom traded and find the middle point? or use the price that most money was traded at? or the 5 prices the moMon, 01 Dec 2014 10:19:36 -0600