Recent content by rubyduby

MikeT2W, I am sure I am not the only reader of this board who is starting to find your constant promotion of your own website a bit tiresome. Why not just change your name to Mike CityOdds or whatever and write a simple post explaining what you offer, instead of pretending to be a customer...

Well I'm not sure that the '190 pts' way of looking at it is really that helpful. If you are used to trading in the 0-100 binary bet format that the spread firms quote, the trade above (the level profit example) is the equivalent to buying and selling the same binary bet with a 9.5 pt profit...

You initially backed at 200, risking £1 to win £199. (minimum bet on Betfair is actually £2, but let's ignore this for the moment) If you then lay £5 at 10, you are risking £45 to win the backer's stake of £5. So your net position is: Event occurs: profit = £199 (profit on the original bet)...

Having used for several years, I can say that IGIndex have a good range of binary bets, will take reasonable stakes and are fundamentally honest. CityIndex and CapitalSpreads offer a smaller range of binaries, I have used only a little but without any problems. ChoiceOdds are to be avoided...

awesomeday My favourite part of the screenshot is at the bottom of your statement where it says: Ready to trade with real money? Upgrade to a real account.

I've had similar experiences with Choice Odds. I don't think you necessarily have to win from them to get your account marked, but nevertheless if they decide you show some promise for beating them then you will be on big delays. If the market stands still or moves in your favour after you...

Hello everyone, nice forum - I have a newbie question, having recently become interested in financials after trading sports for several years. This means that I now tend to have Bloomberg on the TV from time to time instead of just loads of sport. This is fine, except that I've noticed that when...