tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-263894452011-12-28T09:33:02.527Zwho paid for his wedding and is now trying to turn £1k into £101kThe Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.comBlogger3701100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-19238896659313774882009-04-08T10:29:00.007+01:002009-04-08T11:07:56.231+01:00

Tomorrow's ODI match between South Africa and Australia throws up one of the most standout stats in world cricket. If you're planning on betting on the match I'd suggest you hang back until you've read this article and considered the implications.This is the kind of info I've been using profitably and swapping with other traders for years to help me with my own efforts at turning a profit.

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-47004259315443671292009-03-21T19:54:00.009Z2009-03-22T09:30:39.501Z

Off on an short trip to Spain in the morning but thought I'd say a few words about the Duckworth Lewis debacle in the first ODI between the West Indies and England before I leave for warmer climes.I guess if you lost money on the match because of the farcical end then you're probably counting yourself more than a little unlucky though I'll have something to say about that later. First up though

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-34042713445404889982009-03-13T17:38:00.006Z2009-03-13T20:05:49.551Z

Just a quick one as I'm off out soon for drinks and dinner before an early night to get some kip in before the 5th and final ODI between New Zealand and India later.If you're interested in the match at all there is a betting preview on CricketEdge. It's pretty long but well worth a read. Food for thought anyway. I agree with much of it. There's a betting preview posted on most televised matches

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-57309074868676171702009-03-08T14:42:00.010Z2009-03-08T17:17:30.589Z

I realise no posts since last June makes me a poor excuse for a blogger so apologies for that. I've explained why I've been away on the various forums when people ask but basically so much has been happening I just haven't had the time. Like I said - a poor excuse!So what has been going on? Well first up the big news is we're having a baby! We're both chuffed to bits and looking forward to the

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-56473933016376174392008-06-04T16:43:00.004+01:002008-06-04T19:11:14.299+01:00

Err, yeah. So I've been away. Bit longer than planned as it happens. Ok. Much longer then. So sorry about that. I'd planned a short break but with so many other things going on guess i just got lazy about restarting it all. Nice to see some Betfair forum diehards hassling me every now and then to start up again though. Thanks for the support and for better or worse here I am. Blogging again. I

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-83581204883903648072007-12-31T17:12:00.000Z2007-12-31T18:41:20.095Z

Result since last update: £2342.98Well that's a bit surprising! Mainly because I didn't really get too involved in anything between Christmas and New Year. Did a lot a eating, drinking and family stuff so missed the start and end of the two test matches, traded a set or two of darts and a a single quarter of an NFL match. Looking at the result maybe I should take this less hands on approach into

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-89086494797258767222007-12-24T17:34:00.000Z2007-12-24T20:46:51.688Z

So I didn't get round to trading that late NFL match last night as I got sidelined. Ended up watching The Hustler again which is always worth a viewing. :-)Anyway, just thought I'd say Merry Christmas and all that. Thanks for reading the blog this year and hope you have a good one over the festive season and that Santa delivers a few winners for you.

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-82936542018449765612007-12-23T23:58:00.000Z2007-12-24T00:23:42.783Z

Result since last update: £967.53Whoa! I said there could be some dynamite trading opportunities in the last two days of the final test between Sri Lanka and England and it looks like traders that involved weren't let down. Sri Lanka were 1.2x at the time of writing from memory. I believe the draw hit a similar price on day 4 before blowing to 2.7x + on the fifth - and then rushing back in to

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-61445592716124007052007-12-20T21:36:00.000Z2007-12-20T22:24:02.474Z

Result since last update: £539.79It seems I keep starting new posts with apologies for not updating the blog more regularly recently but again things have been both very busy with normal work and I've also been snowed under preparing for some changes to my trading in the new year. Both on Betfair, the results for which I record on this blog - and the other exchanges / bookmakers and spread firms

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-25404698964314871482007-12-13T20:21:00.000Z2007-12-13T20:52:49.930Z

Result since last update: £662.38It's great to see cricketers back in whites. Competing at "proper" cricket in a true test of tactical savvy, concentration and endurance. But while I love test cricket - and especially trading it - recent matches have proved tough for me. Just not been getting them quite right - at least on the exchanges - and keep being left to look at what could have been.The

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-63060214302657220542007-12-11T19:45:00.000Z2007-12-11T20:06:18.454Z

Today's result: £427.4Nothing like a bit of Twenty 20 to get the old blood pumping. Enjoyed today's smack and run fest between Australia and New Zealand. Made a nice distraction from the two tests that are grinding along at the moment and added some green to the monthly balance.Only transferred over a little money to the Australian wallet for the match. Decided I didn't want to get involved too

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-47302873476263655462007-12-09T16:35:00.000Z2007-12-09T16:55:10.237Z

Result since last update: £230.19Firstly apologies for the lack of updates over the last week or so. I have traded a few things but my mind has been on some other issues which could see some pretty big changes at BFT Towers. Not bad news but important enough to require considerable time, thought and effort. Haven't really resolved all the issues yet but if / when I do I'll let everyone know as it

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-15859804629095627552007-12-01T15:23:00.000Z2007-12-01T16:47:47.237Z

Yesterday's Result: £341.99Well that was a bit of a turn up for the books. New Zealand crushed South Africa by 7 wickets in yesterday's ODI, levelled the series 1-1 and set up what could be a thrilling decider. Which all resulted in a nice win for me after my loss last time out.I actually made around £358 on the match odds market and lost around £16 on an innings runs one - a market I'm starting

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-30635349903883391892007-11-29T11:44:00.000Z2007-11-29T13:05:49.980Z

This is one of the big ones. One of trading's 10 commandments as it were. And although it's going to be like teaching many readers to suck eggs it's an important trading tip so I thought I'd document it on the blog.The tip really can be defined as simply as this... Cut your losses and let your wins run.The concept behind it is simple. When trading we're pretty much trying to maximise our profits

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-59900913113140964032007-11-27T15:20:00.000Z2007-11-29T13:06:41.068Z

I'm not a fan of the free money threads on the Betfair forums as regular readers will know. But sometimes the betting exchange really does offer you free money and in this entry I'm going to outline how you can take advantage of it as a trading tip.To be honest it's not the best trading tip to offer up. Bit of a cheat in fact. But as it happened twice the other day and I have screenshots of both

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-77501008923247405162007-11-26T15:13:00.000Z2007-11-26T15:52:57.435Z

Result since last update: £915.95Well as losses go this one is right up there with some of the more annoying ones. Not angry with it at all - as I've said before losing is part of the game. You can't win all the time. But some losses are easier to take than others and this was certainly an irratating one. As ever I have only myself to blame though. And, as ever, i've taken the loss on the chin

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-21325681510997695262007-11-25T16:37:00.000Z2007-11-25T17:44:14.723Z

Not really got round to any trading over the last couple of days. Emma has been getting ready to head off an a two-week business trip so we've been spending some time together and family birthday celebrations have also kept me away from my computer.The result is I greened out early in the first test between India and Pakistan and have barely touched it since. Shame really. Leaving my early

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-29812267302301743662007-11-23T05:32:00.000Z2007-11-23T11:45:57.964Z

Yesterday's Result: £806.89Busy trading day yesterday then. Had it in the diary for a while so have had a hectic week trying to clear the decks normal work wise to free up a day or two for trading. Pleased it turned out to be worth it. Especially as it sent me through the £50,000 profit mark since I started the blog - and therefore just over half way to achieving my new £101k challenge :-)Started

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-52740355145776883892007-11-20T17:36:00.000Z2007-11-20T17:50:50.875Z

Daily Result: £128.88All a bit disappointing really. The final day of the second test between Australia and Sri Lanka was set up for a great trading event. Unfortunately a few early wickets put paid to that and instead it became a question of just waiting for Australia to win.We still got some pretty rapid price movements in the first couple of overs mind. The draw out from 5 to 9.6. Lanka in

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-18464565253762769222007-11-19T14:23:00.000Z2007-11-19T14:33:22.518Z

Result since last update: £298.33Apologies again but today's post will be another quick one as I'm just very busy with normal work at present. Should be back to normal from Wednesday though.Got through a lot of trading on Sunday and made just shy of £300 on the settled results. Bit disappointed really but had a nightmare on the Dallas NFL game (lost around £750) which wiped out much of the rest

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-30330265026930106862007-11-15T22:06:00.000Z2007-11-15T23:00:48.957Z

Daily Result: £580.53Just a quick update tonight as I'm knackered and have to be up early to travel tomorrow. Shame as I'll miss day one of the second test between South Africa and New Zealand but sure I'll be able to catch up with it as the game progresses.Had a look in on the 4th ODI between India and Pakistan today. India won to wrap the series up and I managed to make the £580 or so on the

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-72105186504420508362007-11-13T12:40:00.000Z2007-11-13T12:59:53.521Z

Today's Result: £451.55Decided to stay up late last night / this morning and do some NFL rather than the tennis from Shanghai today so have booked today's result already and won't be getting involved in anything else.Pleased I did too as I have no complaints with the £450 or so profit. Very happy in fact! That said the match was pretty dire with the 49ers performance possibly leaving them with

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-55965214015622181122007-11-12T11:01:00.000Z2007-11-12T11:19:42.662Z

Result since last update: £2755.64That's better! A nice green to round off a weekend's trading and put the loss of my last blog entry behind me. The money mainly came from the test matches I'd been doing on and off since Thursday but there was also some profit from the weekend's NFL.The bulk of the profit came from the first test between South Africa and New Zealand. Given I was already involved

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-57065110592394863062007-11-09T08:42:00.000Z2007-11-09T10:02:24.240Z

Yesterday's Result: £623.86It's not quite what Andy Warhol had in mind but I reckon it's true - every trader has their 15 minutes of pain. Unfortunately yesterday was my turn and I managed to turn a several hundred pound green book in to a several hundred pound red one. Several hours good trading wiped out in 15 minutes.I'm realistic enough to know I can't win every time I trade. And I don't

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-90600123218907100232007-11-05T19:57:00.000Z2007-11-06T13:16:04.927Z

Result since last update: £656.31Well that's been a fairly busy 24 hours trading. Been involved in trading NFL, cricket and snooker since yesterday evening and am more than pleased to come out of it all with a sizeable profit. A good start to my new £101,000 challenge anyway. :-)Won't go into individual event details on the NFL. Was involved in 4 games for as little as a play or two to more or

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-50548173686742455832007-11-03T12:35:00.000Z2007-11-03T14:00:59.035Z

Want some free trading software? That works through the Betfair API and remains cost free for as long as you want to use it? Well those nice chaps at BetTrader are now giving away their advanced trading software. Sign up for free, improve your Betfair trading experience and give yourself an edge with free features including: * One click betting * Live prices (auto refresh more than once a second)

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-30921254822558044322007-11-02T15:10:00.000Z2007-11-02T15:10:24.794Z

With a new £101,000 challenge in place I thought I'd put some new bankroll rules into action to help me achieve the new goal. Proper bankroll management is a critical part of being a winning trader. Afterall, you're going to make nothing if you blow everything first. Discipline underpins the whole bankroll issue. Retain that and you'll always be in the game. If nothing else that will always give

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-80310937184242982632007-11-01T12:25:00.000Z2007-11-02T17:06:09.935Z

It's new challenge time! After paying for my wedding I've decided I need a new goal to focus on to keep me on the straight and narrow. So after much thought I've come up with the rather unoriginal £1,000 to £101,000 challenge.The aim then is simple. Turn £1k into £101k. And pocket a cool £100,000 profit in the mean time. Well, one can but dream! The whole thing may not be as far-fetched as it

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-63057597815618835762007-10-30T09:42:00.000Z2007-10-30T11:34:21.596Z

Yesterday's Result: £19.10Yikes. Looks like the final ODI between Pakistan and South Africa was some match on the trading front. Infact only the second time I can recall off the top of my head that a 1.01 in the cricket match odds markets has been overturned. (here's the other 1, 2) Just over £71k was matched at 1.01 - with nearly a quarter of a million being matched at 1.04 or below. Ok, maybe

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-80253291449124812302007-10-28T23:02:00.000Z2007-10-28T23:40:18.145Z

Result since last update: £626.48So I got it properly this time. No man cold third time round since the honeymoon. A full on, sore-throated, chest producing, crusty nosed running phlegm fest with the mother of headaches and a worrying temperature thrown in for good measure. Guess I should be grateful it all seems to be disappearing quicker than it arrived.Had been feeling a little under the

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-23819442786608534662007-10-24T09:55:00.000+01:002007-10-24T10:09:25.834+01:00

Yesterday's Result: £353.66Really not too much to say about this one. It was the 3rd ODI in the series but given the planned Betfair downtime during the match I didn't bother getting up early for it and just got on with some normal work. Consequently I didn't really have a chance to tune in until Pakistan were well into their successful run chase.When I did the Pakistan price at 1.3x just seemed

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-17494776583873409382007-10-22T12:19:00.000+01:002007-10-22T13:26:39.269+01:00

Yesterday's Result: £134.09Spent the afternoon out and about doing some shopping before having a look in on the first of the day's 3 NFL offerings. Caught most of the game between Tampa Bay and Detroit but it feels like I'm coming down with yet another cold so knocked it on the head, enjoyed a huge roast dinner and curled up infront of a blazing fire.Not got much to say about the game really.

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-51520983691385943232007-10-21T12:06:00.000+01:002007-10-21T12:44:21.179+01:00

Yesterday's Result: £356.42So another green day booked and I'm feeling back on track after my recent big loss on Betfair. Today wasn't as easy as the nice green figure sat at the start of the blog entry might suggest though. It was hard work. I made several mistakes and had to cut my losses frequently before events finally turned my way.I got involved in two events during the afternoon - the 2nd

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-40317866203959331522007-10-18T20:37:00.000+01:002007-10-18T21:51:15.778+01:00

Daily Result: £79.83Job's a good'un. A green's a green. And I'm back to winning ways after my biggest blog loss. My sole aim in trading the ODI between Pakistan and South Africa today was to make a profit. The size didn't matter. The green did. Firstly it gets me back to winning ways. Secondly it prevented me from having my 2nd run of three consecutive losing days since I started the blog in May

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-54960008953006266912007-10-18T15:44:00.000+01:002007-10-18T17:04:01.511+01:00

Yesterday's Result: £2910.43Ouch. That wasn't in the script. And it hurt. Sure it may not be my biggest single market loss on Betfair ever. But it's certainly the biggest since I started the blog. And is also way over my max loss limit per event. I've tried to justify this loss to myself. Truth is though I can't. Sure there are reasons for it but I can't consider them excuses. So the bottom line

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-33911924465135755932007-10-15T23:50:00.000+01:002007-10-16T11:55:52.902+01:00

Yesterday's Result: £257.38So after celebrating England’s rugby win over France into the early hours of Sunday morning I decided to give the 6th ODI between India and Australia a miss. No way I was waking up before dawn for the start of it and when I did eventually get up I decided to give the rest of the game a miss and go and spend some of the recent winnings with Emma. :-)Should have really

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-77288263350651492912007-10-13T17:32:00.000+01:002007-10-13T18:31:29.665+01:00

Daily Result: £1422So the good run continues. Times are prosperous at BF Towers and with Lady Luck's blessing seemingly temporarily bestowed upon me there's even the temptation to buy a lottery ticket! No seriously today was another good profitable one. And more importantly I was especially pleased with my trading in the 5th ODI between Sri Lanka and England. This back to basics drive is paying

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-41980363673605455552007-10-12T20:16:00.000+01:002007-10-12T23:14:14.664+01:00

Result since last update: £1911.25Another great couple of days on the trading front. Think it's fair to say I'm on a bit of a roll and this back to basics approach I mentioned last time is paying dividends. Traded two events since the last update. The 5th ODI between India and Australia and the the conclusion of the 2nd test between Pakistan and South Africa.To be fair I didn't really trade the

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-68509909626516810842007-10-10T20:11:00.000+01:002007-10-11T06:44:35.298+01:00

Daily Result: £1836.91So I said in my last entry that after a few matches of not being happy with my trading I was going to go back to basics. Well that's exactly what I did today. Result? A massive improvement in both my trading and profit. As well as a new determination to up my concentration levels during games and be more focussed on key decision points. I feel I've been in drift mode a

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-24161245734903074822007-10-08T23:59:00.000+01:002007-10-09T07:37:47.467+01:00

Result since last update: £162.19Been involved in three events since the last update. Had small wins on the 3rd ODI between Sri Lanka and England and Sunday's Detroit at Washington NFL and a moderate loss in the 4th ODI between India and Australia.Not quite getting the cricket right at the moment. Was well ahead in the England match at the change of innings before slowly donating most my green

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-88980271840863622202007-10-05T17:34:00.000+01:002007-10-05T18:22:15.375+01:00

Result since last update: £407.74Hmm. A green is always better than a red. And I'm pleased to bank the profit. But this figure hides the real story of the last few days. Sure, I've won money, but I also had a substantial loss in the high hundreds and managed to toss away around 60% (£2kish) of my green in another market. I've not been trading well. And the root reason is I've probably been trying

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-52792677403090638802007-10-02T21:12:00.000+01:002007-10-02T22:16:26.791+01:00

Daily Result: £516.71Only really caught the middle stages of this game. Decided not to get up early for it as I thought heavy rain and a wet outfield would severely delay the start and I need all the beauty sleep i can get!However, it turns out the groundsmen worked a few miracles and there wasn't much of a delay. So by the time I tuned in Australia were struggling with 3 wickets down and I'd

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-17151449176949704942007-10-01T19:19:00.000+01:002007-10-01T20:02:11.908+01:00

Daily result: £305.2Ok. So England's ODI record in Sri Lanka isn't exactly great. Admittedly it's a small sample size but they've only ever won one - and lost by ten wickets after being bowled out for 88 last time they played at Dambulla, the venue of today's match.Couple that with Lanka being big jolly's for the game and maybe there weren't great hopes for an England win today. Sure, there were

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-8867570252985793662007-10-01T07:38:00.000+01:002007-10-01T08:32:52.510+01:00

Yesterday's Result: £1,100.13Whoa! That was a bit unexpected. Decided to look in on some NFL yesterday evening for the first time this season. Caught a bit of two games, Oakland at Miami and Denver at Indianapolis. Pleased I made the effort. Reckon I might have another look in sometime soon. :-)I like trading NFL. Has basic similarities to tennis and I also find a fair few cricket traders find a

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-32461725913812667862007-09-30T10:50:00.001+01:002007-09-30T11:23:02.446+01:00

Result since last update: £802.6I don't know. Send a man on a hot holiday, bring him back to the UK, throw in some dark mornings, early sunsets and a chill in the air and what happens..... he catches a cold of course. Or a man cold as my darling new wife keeps telling everyone! So yes, I've been snot gobbling a bit for most of the last week. No real trading, not much work and just a few forrays

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-29063909194641924722007-09-23T12:29:00.000+01:002007-09-23T12:47:56.572+01:00

Yesterday's Result: £480.6Got to dash but thought I'd just do a quick update for yesterday rather than fall behind on the blog again. Both the matches served up some more great cricketing action and we have and all Asian final - India v Pakistan - which promises to be a cracker. Pakistan should have pipped it last time they met but the match ended in a tie and now India are the marginal faves for

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-73860641481123914732007-09-21T14:44:00.000+01:002007-09-21T16:37:42.847+01:00

Result since last update: £4,839.15First of all sorry about the lack of updates for the last six days. Truth is I've just been too busy during the days - and knackered at the end of them - to update the blog properly. With three Twenty20 matches a day and the meltdown in the banking sector I've been trading like a man possessed - while trying to fit normal work in too. Anyway, today is a rest day

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-84165197281554603102007-09-15T10:49:00.000+01:002007-09-15T12:30:07.638+01:00

Yesterday's Result: £170.44 Let's be clear from the start. I'm not saying the Betfair cricket tie rule is beyond belief. But rather that people's knowledge, or lack of it, is. Look at this...No need to rub your eyes. Yes, that really is the first ever Betfair market I've seen where people are trying to back 1.01 on both results of a two runner event at the same time. There's £307 trying to back "

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-45426800937111448082007-09-14T10:14:00.000+01:002007-09-14T10:35:47.489+01:00

Yesterday's Result: £946.91Well a good result financially so glass half full. But still don't feel I'm completely back on trading form so glass half empty. Got to be pleased with the green for the day. Traded 3 games on and off and made a profit on each. But in one in particular I just didn't get it very right. Lucky to have made a reasonable loss on it really. Still, certainly improving on a

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-70144330143201073332007-09-13T08:40:00.000+01:002007-09-13T09:20:41.005+01:00

Result since last update: £576.70Well I guess given the result that it might not be entirely surprising to hear I haven't been trading all that well over the last couple of days. And I haven't. Still rusty to be honest and I've found myself anticipating too slowly in volatile markets.I realised this on September 11 doing the openening Twenty20 World Cup match and was lucky to escape with a small

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-66838608037118432312007-09-11T15:14:00.000+01:002007-09-11T15:34:52.786+01:00

Yesterday's Result: £54.58Great to get off to a winning start again on the trading front. Would have taken a loss but always nice to start a new month off with a win. A green's a green and it all adds up. :-)Made the money on the Pro40 game between Middlesex and Derbyshire. As discussed yesterday I didn't really get too involved in it too heavily. Just dipped my toes in to get used to the trading

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-30233208425627824952007-09-10T13:34:00.000+01:002007-09-10T14:33:08.290+01:00

So while I was away I had lots of opportunity to reflect on the last 18 months or so. My trading, the blog and my results. It felt good to dwell on it all. Afterall, I turned £1k into nearly £35k through what I considered pretty risk averse trading strategies. I exceeded my expectations. And as a result I not only paid for my wedding and honeymoon but now have a useful lump of cash at my disposal

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-23400845043204429452007-09-09T19:36:00.000+01:002007-09-09T20:36:56.376+01:00

Well I'm no Marshall Mathers so there's no need to guess - I am back again :-) Landed in the UK last night after a fantastic 3 weeks in Sri Lanka. My second trip to the country and, impossible as it seemed, even more enjoyable than the first. It's a truly remarkable country and we had a fantastic honeymoon there. Ignored the package deals and just travelled the island ourselves, taking in some

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-8755143084939089672007-08-19T13:21:00.001+01:002007-11-02T17:06:45.002Z

Wow. Yesterday was simply the most amazing day of my life. Off on honeymoon shortly. Be back in 3 weeks.

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-33616047995486501972007-08-16T23:41:00.001+01:002007-08-17T00:01:16.211+01:00

So sorry for the lack of updates recently. I just never realised there was quite so much to do in the lead up to the big day. It sounds ridiculous but I honestly haven't managed more than an email or two for proper work this week while sport - both trading and simply watching - has been next to impossible.Didn't catch a moment live of the last test between England and India. Caught some

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-74987181073265566862007-08-08T12:12:00.000+01:002007-08-11T10:10:30.545+01:00

Yesterday's Result: £799.88Ouch! Not good. I've not had the time to double check yet but have a feeling that could be my biggest loss since starting the blog. As it's also probably the last opportunity I'm going to have a trade before I get back from honeymoon it's not really the best way to leave things either. But on the plus side I guess I'm still in profit for the month. So what happened?

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-4698552315375914152007-08-05T23:49:00.000+01:002007-08-06T10:45:58.626+01:00

Yesterday's Result: £408.06 It's one of my favourite days of the cricket season and yesterday's Twenty20 finals bash didn't disappoint. Blazing sun, cracking sixes, breath taking fielding, a hattrick, some last over thrillers and triumphant underdogs. Making the day even sweeter was somewhere in amongst it all I even scraped some profit together too. Though I did also manage to have the most

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-64159330983693711872007-08-03T16:25:00.000+01:002007-08-03T16:44:46.642+01:00

Yesterday's Result: £1,007.11Here's the earlier blog entry on the Davydenko match fixing allegations.When you're on a roll I guess you're on a roll. And at the moment I'm considering entry to this! No, seriously, I was lucky enough to have another great result in yesterday's Pro40 match between Essex and Worcestershire. Obviously well pleased again and hoping I can carry the good form into

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-89508214645090205982007-08-03T09:18:00.000+01:002007-08-03T12:52:10.919+01:00

Right, let's get it clear from the start. I ain't saying Davydenko fixed the result of his tennis match with Vassallo and deliberately lost. And I'm not publishing any comments that specifically say he did. What I will do is discuss the facts and people can draw their own conclusions, fair or foul.Of course, the tennis forum on Betfair is always full of accusations of match fixing. Normally from

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-90618208432048167012007-08-02T11:06:00.000+01:002007-08-02T11:19:27.781+01:00

I've added a whole load of new betting blog links to the right hand side column. Been meaning to do it for ages and then lost the list of those I was supposed to add so apologies if I've missed anyone out. Please just let me know and I'll add the link.If anyone else has a betting blog and wants to exchange links that would be great. Again, just leave a comment or send an email. I'll add all the

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-28658960141639894882007-07-31T17:26:00.000+01:002007-08-01T09:41:39.737+01:00

2nd Test Result: £3049.08 Wow. That's a big win for me. Certainly my biggest since I started the blog nearly 18 months ago anyway. And one that's left a rather large smile on my face. Sure, I know it's smallfry to some of the pros who make a living off Betfair. But these things are all relative and I'm chuffed to bits with it. I made the profit on the 2nd test match between England and India.

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-8320597880388530742007-07-25T11:39:00.000+01:002007-07-26T12:16:34.841+01:00

Daily Result: £270.81Not the best of days really. Traded 6 events for varying amounts of time. Managed to win on 5 of them. But had a heavy loss on the other. In fact not much less than the maximum loss I allow myself on non-cricket trading.The big loss (£472) came on the darts in the Priestly v Wade match from the World Matchplay. Not too much to say except I had a shocker. Everynow and then you

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-16358684196753164832007-07-24T23:47:00.000+01:002007-11-02T17:09:46.017Z

Daily Result: £373.94Well that was all a bit messy. Four days of drunken excess in Spain for my stag and I feel like I've aged about 10 years. Which I guess is better than the 15 years or so it looks like I have. Think it's fair to say we went for it and comfortably surpassed expectations! It's all a bit hazy but I arrived home knackered, safe and in one piece. So well done the Best Man. Job's a

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-6807207127730385772007-07-19T18:47:00.000+01:002007-11-02T17:07:22.938Z

So I'm off to Spain later for four days of stag type things. Think it's fair to say it's a wedding tradition I don't mind following. :-)Looking forward to it loads. Sure there'll be some photographic evidence of something I'd rather not be reminded of at the end of it all but in between the drinking we'll be chilling by pools and getting some surfing in on some of Europe's finest waves.Also got

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-59184096441378455472007-07-19T12:19:00.000+01:002007-07-19T13:40:02.347+01:00

Yesterday's result: £446.52So I finally got to trade a full cricket match yesterday for the first time in ages. Good to finally bank some decent green again. Does make you wonder how the recent weather has impacted on full time cricket traders. All the rain has had an effect on my bottomline. Must have hit those who deal in bigger numbers far more. Still, every cloud and all that. At least I've

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-53284185257120028262007-07-16T23:59:00.000+01:002007-11-02T17:20:05.179Z

So I haven't traded again since the last update. Sunday's cricket was again washed out without a ball being bowled. While I had other commitments on Monday meaning I was unable to do the game.Not all doom and gloom though. One of the things I had to do Monday was meet our wedding photographer again. Wow he's good! And I'm glad we booked him last year as it seems he's so much in demand his prices

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-83279578335202328392007-07-14T23:59:00.000+01:002007-07-15T13:13:46.427+01:00

Daily Result: £163.97Well the good news is the rain relented and we finally got some live domestic cricket on tv. The bad news was it was a pretty dull game and not the best for trading. Still, managed to turn a profit and did ok on the spreads too so a pretty good result despite the match.The game I got involved with was the Leicestershire v Kent Pro40 match. Fancied Kent from the off with such

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-70230671081375150462007-07-13T23:59:00.000+01:002007-07-14T11:32:45.853+01:00

Daily Result: £6.08Can anyone remember a summer where the cricket has been so interrupted by the rain? It seems to be perpetual as soon someone is silly enough to pack their kit bag. We've seen some matches played out in appalling conditions but today's Worcestershire v Hampshire game never even got started. Rained off without the covers even being removed. And that was at a reserve ground after

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-764906273327742462007-07-12T23:59:00.000+01:002007-11-02T17:10:31.119Z

First of all apologies for the lack of updates recently. I mentioned in my last post it would be a quiet period on the trading front and it has been. In fact I've traded precisely zero events since my last entry. Just not been anything suitable for me to get involved with. Couple that with my celebrating my birthday this week, being silly busy on some proper work projects and trying to get

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-59740749140875768332007-07-08T23:25:00.000+01:002007-07-09T10:46:10.483+01:00

Daily Result: £176.32Had an enjoyable day away from trading yesterday. Big family get together for my gran's 80th birthday in the afternoon and drinks and a curry in the evening with some family and friends. Had a quick look in today at the men's final from Wimbledon, and caught some of the end of the Desert Classic from Las Vegas this evening.Wimbledon was a total washout for me this year. With

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-91604601422169303282007-07-07T10:27:00.000+01:002007-07-07T10:47:07.937+01:00

Yesterday's Result: £45.40Just a quick catch up today as off out for a surprise 80th birthday for my gran very shortly. Big family get together been planned for months. Some have even come from Australia so here's hoping it's a good day.Emma got home from China yesterday and we got some shopping and house stuff done. Trying to get all the big jobs around the house out the way before the wedding.

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-4718342728412103112007-07-05T23:40:00.000+01:002007-07-06T11:27:38.655+01:00

Daily result: £126.79Got involved in the Twenty20 between Surrey and Sussex today as well as taking a low stake interest on some of the evening's darts from the Las Vegas Desert Classic.The cricket was a little beyond a joke. Absolutely no doubt in my mind that if the Sky cameras had not been there we would not have had a game. Though I'm sure the consideration of Surrey having to refund 18,000

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-35622166540449439712007-07-04T23:38:00.000+01:002007-07-05T11:23:37.461+01:00

Daily Result: £799.84Ah, that's better. Good day's result and puts me back into the green for the month after yesterday's loss. Always nice to get back into winning ways after a heavyish drop.Made the profit on three events although I actually only traded the 2nd ODI between West Indies and England today. Picked up around £665 on that. Another £115 or so came from the existing green I had from

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-15424288939624911042007-07-03T23:36:00.000+01:002007-07-04T11:18:28.594+01:00

Daily Result: £375.67Whoops! Not the best of results. And puts me into the red for July. But I'm not too bothered about it. Didn't really trade that well and I was due a loss. Think that's my second cricket loss in something like two months. Never nice to lose but keeping an eye on the bigger picture I'm more than happy if I can keep that kind of performance up. I've had a few emails recently

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-16876437446361159302007-07-02T22:44:00.000+01:002007-07-03T11:16:23.638+01:00

Result since last update: £25.72So I took a few days away from trading as planned and have then had some more time off courtesy of this incessant rain. Guess that's the price you pay when your two preferred trading sports are cricket and tennis. Which are both more traditionally played under the blazing sun. And not, for example, in a swimming pool like at Worcestershire County Cricket

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-89028510508950853112007-06-28T23:11:00.000+01:002007-06-29T12:49:03.764+01:00

Daily Result: £2.50Think it would be most useful if get straight to the point here. With 4/5 overs to go in today's Twenty20 between England and West Indies I had over £1k green on the Windies and could have levelled out for around £850 profit whatever the result. Instead I won £2.50. Want to avoid the same mistake? Well read on...In a nutshell I failed to green out. Didn't think England had a

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-72349051730246269172007-06-27T22:38:00.000+01:002007-11-02T18:03:52.418Z

Daily Result: £239.70Not really got much to say today except pleased with the result. Especially as I missed the first part of the Twenty20 match between Lancashire and Yorkshire, had to go out before the end and didn't manage to catch it all inbetween. So a good profit for tuning in for the middle part of the game. With all the price swings it looks like it would have been a cracker to do from

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-64503077784207801332007-06-26T23:25:00.000+01:002007-06-27T11:25:22.403+01:00

Daily Result: £132.46Forget Gordon Gecko. All that Wall Street stuff is so 1980's anyway. Greed isn't good! And today I reminded myself why. (Though if it wasn't for having to wear braces I guess I could live with the Porsche and enormous luxury loft conversion!)Yes, I made a profit today. Another £132 added to the pot. A sum I'd have happily settled for at the start of the Twenty20 match between

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-25094173808262258552007-06-26T09:55:00.000+01:002007-06-26T10:32:27.454+01:00

Daily Result: £100.72More torrential rain today not only put the dampers on Wimbledon but also saw today's televised Twenty20 match between Gloucestershire and Worcestershire reduced to another 10 over shoot out.So the plan was the same as yesterday trading wise. No big liabilities, keep a levelish book and concentrate! Twenty20 can be volatile. Ten10 is just plain madness. A lottery. But great

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-47307771064341216362007-06-24T19:28:00.000+01:002007-06-24T19:59:52.161+01:00

Daily Result: £510.38Whoa! That's better. Way more than I expected to make on the Twenty20 match between Surrey and Hampshire. But then I didn't expect Hampshire to mess the game up quite so convincingly. That's what they did though. And I'm not complaining!Actually to be fair Surry deserve some credit. Nayan Doshi in particular. In a match reduced to 10 overs a side due to the dreaded inclement

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-46766095542357451042007-06-23T23:25:00.000+01:002007-06-24T12:57:38.798+01:00

Daily Result: £53.98Had another look in on the Twenty20 today trading the televised game between Nottinghamshire and Lancashire. Again took it easy on the stakes while I get used to the format once more and was pleased I did as it was a bit of a tricky one.Lancashire batted first and after a rapid start courtesy of Loye and Jayasuriya lost their direction a bit. They recovered but their total of

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-18174702888267985332007-06-22T23:59:00.000+01:002007-06-23T10:30:51.488+01:00

Daily Result: £186.97Yay! You can argue it isn't "proper" cricket till you're blue in the face but Twenty20, the crack cocaine [© Innocent Bystander ;-)] of the cricket trading world, is back. And with a bang too. So hold on to your mouse, hang on to your nerves and enjoy the ride!Twenty20 is exciting stuff. Big shots. Bigger volatility. And Bumble on top form. It ain't for the faint-hearted! The

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-65407662297271063272007-06-20T23:14:00.000+01:002007-06-21T13:34:50.771+01:00

Daily Result: £26.83Didn't really trade well today. Never really got in the zone and was throwing any green I made away nearly as quickly as I was collecting in. Bit of lucky escape in the end to finish the day with a profit. Could easily have been a loss. So pleased with the win. Nothing wrong with small wins in my book. Especially if they're consistent. Afterall, they're better than losses! And

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-55370051190382540192007-06-19T23:28:00.000+01:002007-06-20T11:21:21.014+01:00

Result since last update: £1,531.41Well, well, well. England won the 4th and final test against the West Indies. And with more than £7 million bet on the draw (£14.5 million matched) there's going to be some sore heads around. Especially as around £2 million of it was at 1.2 or below - with the lowest price being matched at 1.06. Which kind of makes me wonder how the "Thanks for your money mugs",

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-17600254568864717132007-06-16T10:24:00.000+01:002007-06-16T11:18:32.508+01:00

Result since last update: £688.9Well, it had to come. Looking back through the blog I haven't had to record a losing trading entry since May 11th. And I guess as that was well over a month ago I'm pretty happy. Can't win all the time and all that. Besides which the loss isn't quite as bad as it seems at first glance. Because I'd already mentioned last week that there was a £337 red to come

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-25088883762888980462007-06-13T23:23:00.000+01:002007-06-14T11:08:57.977+01:00

Daily Result: £1,308.55Hmm. Maybe I should take a few days off and come back fresh more often! Great result today. Well pleased with it and adds a nice chunk towards the monthly profit and honeymoon funds.Made the money on the Friends Provident Trophy cricket match between Hampshire and Surrey. The game was a great example of how as a trader it's fine to suddenly change your mind, admit you were

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-86589727725436221932007-06-11T22:22:00.000+01:002007-06-12T10:46:51.462+01:00

Result since last update: £14.94No, not the match itself - for once the weather was glorious! But rather my trading on it. Screwed up a bit on Friday, the second day, and with Emma due back from China / Hong Kong the following day, and lots of wedding stuff to sort, I decided to have a bit of a break and mostly leave it. So I gave the rugby, tennis and darts a miss over the weekend too.I made £15

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-9279502206430644922007-06-07T23:59:00.000+01:002007-06-08T09:32:37.378+01:00

Yikes. Didn't take long to kick off did it? Not going to go into the why, wherefores and wtfs. Suffice to say Emily has been booted, dreams in tatters and no doubt wishing she'd never lied her way onto the show. Not quite as smart as she thought she was. All of which has got the tabloids frothing at the mouth, feeding fenzy in full flow. With enough gravitas to give the broadsheets an excuse to

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-13454324081204292632007-06-06T12:00:00.000+01:002007-06-06T12:22:27.649+01:00

Yesterday's Result: £331.97Got involved in three matches from the French Open yesterday. Actually enjoyed spending a bit of proper time doing the tennis again despite running into difficulties early on due to some atrocious timing. Managed a profit on each match though and am pleased with the daily result. The three games were Henin v S. Williams, Federer v Robredo and Davydenko v Canas. The

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-14172229244379886142007-06-04T22:56:00.000+01:002007-06-05T11:54:16.051+01:00

Result since last update: £316.83Not been too involved again trading wise since the last update. Weather just seems to be too good and I've had a couple of busy days on the work front. Still, have had the opportunity to look in on one cricket and one tennis match which helped save a little more towards the honeymoon.The cricket was great. Wish all the matches could be like that! I missed the

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-18249882287208014532007-06-02T17:05:00.001+01:002007-06-02T18:19:08.638+01:00

Yesterday's result: £43.14For a while now I've been sat there watching the tennis markets, looking at player stats and scratching my head trying to work out some new approaches to my tennis trading. Nothing particularly wrong with what I already do but I guess us striped blazers should always be looking for ways to improve. Fine tune and discover better spots to get involved in the market and all

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-83834262444998313732007-05-31T23:23:00.000+01:002007-06-01T11:19:48.408+01:00

Daily Result: £649.53You've got to laugh. For a while now I've been banging on about the amount of rain we've been seeing in cricket fixtures recently. Or inclement weather as Sky commentators insist on calling it. More was forecast for today's Friends Provident match between Derbyshire and Yorkshire. And sure enough the match was interrupted by the weather. But this time rain wasn't the villain.

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-13631531206375611682007-05-30T23:59:00.000+01:002007-05-31T10:57:44.952+01:00

Daily Result: £45.74I know, I know, it's sad as fuck but I just love Big Brother. Or rather betting on Big Brother to be more accurate! Over the years it's been responsible for my biggest wins by a country mile. Unfortunately, it's also accounted for my biggest loss.The outright winner market is a fantastic long term trading market. Even if the downside is you have to watch the show! But to

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-19729385131112867412007-05-29T23:25:00.000+01:002007-05-30T11:09:05.284+01:00

Daily Result: £61.18As the great Mozzer himself once sung fame can play hideous tricks on the brain. But as I doubt doing my first interview will lift me from my current no mark situation I'm pretty confident my brain won't be experiencing anything too nasty in the near future! That said, it's nice that someone involved in the gaming industry who reads the blog was interested enough to want to

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-19580396304253890422007-05-28T23:17:00.000+01:002007-05-29T12:01:40.003+01:00

Result since last update: £275.3Phew. The test match has finished. A great result for England too. Subjecting the West Indies to their heaviest ever defeat of an innings and 283 runs. But bloody hell was it a nightmare to trade or what?! Not really about the cricket at all. More to do with studying for a degree in meteorology. I'll be dreaming about sodding weather charts if this weather keeps up

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-48655499667532735732007-05-26T20:28:00.000+01:002007-05-26T22:21:15.498+01:00

Result since last update: £211.25I've mainly been concentrating on the 2nd test between England and the West Indies since my post about the Betfair new commission rates. Not been having the best of times on it but have at least managed to pick up some profit on some of the side markets. Add that on to a quick dip into tonight's Wigan v Hull rugby league and that's where the profit since the last

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-143307748249803322007-05-23T22:47:00.000+01:002007-05-24T12:18:16.171+01:00

I was getting all excited about today's post. Had reached a little milestone and was quietly pleased about it. I was going to be saving money and I felt good about all things Betfair. Unfortunately I no longer have that good news. And where I was going to save money I'm now going to be worse off. It seems 24 hours is a long time in the world of Betfair. :-(My good news was that after nearly 13

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-11267301792492067402007-05-22T23:28:00.000+01:002007-05-23T12:12:11.024+01:00

Daily Result: £624.15It has its drawbacks but I guess one of the great benefits of being self-employed is sometimes you can just think sod it, I'm having the day off. And as I wasn't feeling particularly industrious this morning that's exactly what I did today. Answered a few emails and decided that was that. Went for a swim and then came home for a day of cricket trading broken up by some less

The Betfair Tradernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26389445.post-15993363680339419622007-05-21T23:59:00.000+01:002007-05-22T11:12:37.559+01:00

Result since last update: £1651.38First of all apologies for the lack of updates recently. Apart from being very busy with normal work I've been trading the first test between England and the West Indies and with hindsight should have done some daily updates outlining my position and thoughts rather than waiting till the end of the match. Think I'll switch to the more frequent updates idea when

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Daily Result: £191.87Just got involved in the two tennis matches from Hamburg today. Did most the Federer v Monaco game before having a look in on the Kohlschreiber match. Nothing too spectacular but kept the wedding / honeymoon funds ticking over nicely in the run up to tomorrow's first test.The Federer match was another rollercoaster. So much so that at one point I just wanted to stop the ride

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