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HARIBO · 24th June 2008, 00:38

Good evening.

As you all know, Betfair offers markets where unmatched bets are not protected by delays and suspensions, like the Next Manager markets or the Euro 08 Outright Winner market.

What I fail to understand is why a person with an obviously delayed TV feed would not only operate on such a market (by matching unmatched bets), but even put up bets for others to match.

With the Next Manager markets, some might have reason to believe they will learn soon enough when a new manager is appointed. Even if that is the case, this possibility does not exist on the Outright Winner market. What one needs on such a market is the fastest available TV feed and a pretty good reaction time. As soon as a goal is scored, the person with the fastest feed is going to match the unmatched lays for that team (or lay its opponent) and there is nothing the others can do about it.

So... what's in for those with a slow feed or bad reaction time? Surely there must be a reason why people leave themselves exposed in a market they have no control over?

Thank you.

24th June 2008, 00:38	#1 (permalink)
HARIBO Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 10	Operating on Betfair Markets w/o Delays/Suspensions Good evening. As you all know, Betfair offers markets where unmatched bets are not protected by delays and suspensions, like the Next Manager markets or the Euro 08 Outright Winner market. What I fail to understand is why a person with an obviously delayed TV feed would not only operate on such a market (by matching unmatched bets), but even put up bets for others to match. With the Next Manager markets, some might have reason to believe they will learn soon enough when a new manager is appointed. Even if that is the case, this possibility does not exist on the Outright Winner market. What one needs on such a market is the fastest available TV feed and a pretty good reaction time. As soon as a goal is scored, the person with the fastest feed is going to match the unmatched lays for that team (or lay its opponent) and there is nothing the others can do about it. So... what's in for those with a slow feed or bad reaction time? Surely there must be a reason why people leave themselves exposed in a market they have no control over? Thank you.