New Posts For Thread: Trade or straight out Bet (Experienced help needed)https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30714345/trade-or-straight-out-bet-experienced-help-neededHi, Iv'e Always been good at picking winners, after reading books from Alan Potts, Nick Mordin etc...Im on the verge of taking the dive and going full time but read an article where one of the pros bets but also trades.The Question is when is a goodI asked a Proffessional in the end.The Answer was to Treat Traditional betting and Trading as two complete seperate entities.If you are good at picking winners then there is no need to trade but always keep records to look for an angle.Thanks anywayhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30714345/trade-or-straight-out-bet-experienced-help-needed?post_id=549411243#549411243I asked a Proffessional in the end.The Answer was to Treat Traditional betting and Trading as two complete seperate entities.If you are good at picking winners then there is no need to trade but always keep records to look for an angle.Thanks anywaySat, 23 Jul 2016 06:11:35 -0500So looking at it. if I choose a horse thats 11.0 for £10 thats £100 profit. If in play the Odds shorten to half of that : Half : 5.5 then for trading at £20 lay you get back 10% of whathttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30714345/trade-or-straight-out-bet-experienced-help-needed?post_id=549352855#549352855So looking at it. if I choose a horse thats 11.0 for £10 thats £100 profit. If in play the Odds shorten to half of that : Half : 5.5 then for trading at £20 lay you get back 10% of whatSat, 16 Jul 2016 12:17:41 -0500Joe: how many of the 30 losing run would you have been able to trade out at a profit in-running? I always prefer to protect my stake at first available meaningful profit stage. Even with a savage losing run of 30, by protecting your stake your bankhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30714345/trade-or-straight-out-bet-experienced-help-needed?post_id=549351203#549351203Joe: how many of the 30 losing run would you have been able to trade out at a profit in-running? I always prefer to protect my stake at first available meaningful profit stage. Even with a savage losing run of 30, by protecting your stake your bankSat, 16 Jul 2016 10:04:05 -0500The only time to trade out is at a loss to try and reduce exposure when a given bet is fooked up. Never trade out because a price has shortened that's just silly.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30714345/trade-or-straight-out-bet-experienced-help-needed?post_id=549351041#549351041The only time to trade out is at a loss to try and reduce exposure when a given bet is fooked up. Never trade out because a price has shortened that's just silly.Sat, 16 Jul 2016 09:47:12 -0500If I use a £20'000 bankroll and only bet 2% then even with my 30 race loosing streak then i still have half my bankroll left.and betting on Lupton Lad 3.35 Newbury for 8/1 with 2% of bankroll is £400 increasing bank by 16% if it wins. So Racing anghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30714345/trade-or-straight-out-bet-experienced-help-needed?post_id=549350891#549350891If I use a £20'000 bankroll and only bet 2% then even with my 30 race loosing streak then i still have half my bankroll left.and betting on Lupton Lad 3.35 Newbury for 8/1 with 2% of bankroll is £400 increasing bank by 16% if it wins. So Racing angSat, 16 Jul 2016 09:24:53 -0500I really wanted the number 41 horse that didn't qualify, forgot its name, but after the ground report on saturday it basically threw alot of my short list away. Gooney Ella and Many clouds was my others but ground was bad for many clouds. many cloudhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30714345/trade-or-straight-out-bet-experienced-help-needed?post_id=549350769#549350769I really wanted the number 41 horse that didn't qualify, forgot its name, but after the ground report on saturday it basically threw alot of my short list away. Gooney Ella and Many clouds was my others but ground was bad for many clouds. many cloudSat, 16 Jul 2016 09:10:10 -0500first question forget....answer 3https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30714345/trade-or-straight-out-bet-experienced-help-needed?post_id=549350721#549350721first question forget....answer 3Sat, 16 Jul 2016 09:04:29 -0500how many bets did u have in national....what made u back winner....it was a maiden in chases!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30714345/trade-or-straight-out-bet-experienced-help-needed?post_id=549350691#549350691how many bets did u have in national....what made u back winner....it was a maiden in chases!Sat, 16 Jul 2016 09:02:37 -0500Good Shout Freddie, I've always had a full time job and no discipline. Never had any real structure to my betting but i'm now on the verge of a breakthrough, that moment you get when you know its possible to make a living from betting if you can gethttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30714345/trade-or-straight-out-bet-experienced-help-needed?post_id=549350631#549350631Good Shout Freddie, I've always had a full time job and no discipline. Never had any real structure to my betting but i'm now on the verge of a breakthrough, that moment you get when you know its possible to make a living from betting if you can getSat, 16 Jul 2016 08:54:28 -0500ure opening post,,,,says uve always been good at picking winners.......are u a millionaire,,,,,do u have ure own plane and island.....if not why nothttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30714345/trade-or-straight-out-bet-experienced-help-needed?post_id=549350499#549350499ure opening post,,,,says uve always been good at picking winners.......are u a millionaire,,,,,do u have ure own plane and island.....if not why notSat, 16 Jul 2016 08:40:41 -0500