New Posts For Thread: tennis TRADING, HOW TO?https://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/23762462/tennis-trading-how-tolay when 0-15 or lay at 30-30, how do you trade? I just want to know how do people trade for a few ticks 1-5 ticks...I'm not a trader that's why I'm asking that. Want to learn how to trade tennis like I trade horses before the OFF :)Thanksbirch makes some very good points and what I think from some of the replies is that you have to get a winning trade out of a particular market.So what if birch lays at 1.4 and the market runs away from him? He can let the red run or reduce it but ithttps://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/23762462/tennis-trading-how-to?post_id=427216714#427216714birch makes some very good points and what I think from some of the replies is that you have to get a winning trade out of a particular market.So what if birch lays at 1.4 and the market runs away from him? He can let the red run or reduce it but itTue, 09 Mar 2010 07:20:23 -0600I only tend to lay the short odds. That way even if the player you are opposing holds their serve the downside is minimal. Laying a player who's serving from the start at 1.9 can leave you having to red out at 1.65ish if they hold.https://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/23762462/tennis-trading-how-to?post_id=427216710#427216710I only tend to lay the short odds. That way even if the player you are opposing holds their serve the downside is minimal. Laying a player who's serving from the start at 1.9 can leave you having to red out at 1.65ish if they hold.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:40:39 -0600certainly agree with the first point, when i use this all i'm looking for is a sign from the player i've backed he/she is competitive, the comeback is a bonus. the market will hold the price nicely then and your getting valuestaking is all importanthttps://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/23762462/tennis-trading-how-to?post_id=427216702#427216702certainly agree with the first point, when i use this all i'm looking for is a sign from the player i've backed he/she is competitive, the comeback is a bonus. the market will hold the price nicely then and your getting valuestaking is all importantTue, 09 Mar 2010 06:24:09 -0600It's important you lay a price that you know isnt gonna get much lower that set. If it does go artificially low I tend to let the lay run as the market will more often than not correct itself early on in the next set.The fact the players were evenshttps://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/23762462/tennis-trading-how-to?post_id=427216698#427216698It's important you lay a price that you know isnt gonna get much lower that set. If it does go artificially low I tend to let the lay run as the market will more often than not correct itself early on in the next set.The fact the players were evensTue, 09 Mar 2010 06:15:03 -0600fair points birch, but what about the times when the fav does win the set, and all the traders red out send the price low, lay more? as your loathed to close at what you know are bad levels, hold your position? risking the early break and price collahttps://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/23762462/tennis-trading-how-to?post_id=427216694#427216694fair points birch, but what about the times when the fav does win the set, and all the traders red out send the price low, lay more? as your loathed to close at what you know are bad levels, hold your position? risking the early break and price collaTue, 09 Mar 2010 06:06:27 -0600Point by point is far too random and complicated.The ideal time to enter a market is when the market has made an assumption the set is already over.Example:Two players start at around evens each. One player hits 1.4ish at 4-2 0-30. What will the prhttps://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/23762462/tennis-trading-how-to?post_id=427216690#427216690Point by point is far too random and complicated.The ideal time to enter a market is when the market has made an assumption the set is already over.Example:Two players start at around evens each. One player hits 1.4ish at 4-2 0-30. What will the prTue, 09 Mar 2010 06:01:15 -0600no rules.. just trust your gutthttps://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/23762462/tennis-trading-how-to?post_id=427215686#427215686no rules.. just trust your guttMon, 08 Mar 2010 16:34:15 -0600well, if you go blindly you won't do very well. this strategy would work if you picked your time according to the momentum and the current situation on the court. like zamorano said, pick key moments, even for a strategy like this. going in blindly ehttps://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/23762462/tennis-trading-how-to?post_id=427215134#427215134well, if you go blindly you won't do very well. this strategy would work if you picked your time according to the momentum and the current situation on the court. like zamorano said, pick key moments, even for a strategy like this. going in blindly eMon, 08 Mar 2010 14:29:42 -0600i cant see that "prematch rules" jozo :(imo u will go all red more often that green (especially if u starts the strategy with just a 0-15 )there are some players that "Prematch" u can have ready to lay or back in some situations..- Djokovic : he usehttps://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/23762462/tennis-trading-how-to?post_id=427215130#427215130i cant see that "prematch rules" jozo :(imo u will go all red more often that green (especially if u starts the strategy with just a 0-15 )there are some players that "Prematch" u can have ready to lay or back in some situations..- Djokovic : he useMon, 08 Mar 2010 14:29:13 -0600How much will be the profit or loss after the 1st set? :Dhttps://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/23762462/tennis-trading-how-to?post_id=427215110#427215110How much will be the profit or loss after the 1st set? :DMon, 08 Mar 2010 14:26:00 -0600