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BetFair loses CEO, buys back shares… and increases premium charges on big traders. — [LINK]
Guardian: Share buybacks are a popular tactic for mature businesses and are typically employed when companies cannot think of efficient ways of deploying spare cash. However, Betfair was sold to investors in October as a company that had strong growth … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Exchange & Market Management, Exchanges & Markets, Finance, Market Transaction Costs
Tagged BetFair, BetFair Premium Charge, BetFair Premium Charges, BetFair's premium charge, BetFair's premium charges, betting exchanges, charges, derivatives, event derivative markets, event derivatives, fees, Finance, futures, LMAX, prediction markets, shares, stock market, stocks, The Sporting Exchange
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Beware the Gremlins. In the UK, they are pro BetFair.
Posted in Ethics, Humor, Prediction Journalism
Tagged BetFair, BetFair Premium Charges, censorship, Gremlins, Humor, Journalism, prediction markets
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The anti-BetFair Premium Charges video has just been pulled down from YouTube.
- PREVIOUSLY: BetFair impose new “Premium Chargesâ€â€¦ Do BetFair gag the critics, too?
BETFAIR PR DEBACLE: a funny video making rounds at YouTube makes a mockery of their new “Premium Charges”
VIDEO: The Ghost of Premium Charges THIS VIDEO IS AWESOME. DO WATCH IT, NOW. – PREVIOUSLY: BetFair impose new “Premium Chargesâ€â€¦ Do BetFair gag the critics, too?
The BetFair “crisis board meeting” was a total invention of the Daily Mail, but the PR debacle is real.
- Mark Iverson’s take – Racing UK discussion on the BetFair Premium Charges http://myfreefilehosting.com/f/65316b3dad_13.76MB http://myfreefilehosting.com/f/e050785511_12.87MB Go first to the 2 webpages above. Then, right-click the link, and download the files. – A list of the Betfair forum threads about the … Continue reading
Posted in Exchange & Market Management, Exchanges & Markets, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, Market Transaction Costs
Tagged BetFair, BetFair cost structure, BetFair crisis board meeting, BetFair Premium Charges, BetFair trading costs, BetFair transaction costs, customer relationship, David Yu, marketing, prediction markets, The Sporting Exchange, trading costs, transaction costs
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BetFair deny there was a “crisis board meeting” to clean up the mess created by the arrogant British incompetents who devised the “Premium Charges”.
- UPDATE: BetFair deny there was a “crisis board meeting”. – UPDATE: Mark Iverson’s take – UPDATE: http://myfreefilehosting.com/f/65316b3dad_13.76MB http://myfreefilehosting.com/f/e050785511_12.87MB – Go first to the 2 webpages above. Then, right-click the link, and download the files. Racing UK discussion on the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Exchanges & Markets, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce
Tagged BetFair, BetFair cost structure, BetFair Premium Charges, BetFair trading costs, BetFair transaction costs, customer relationship, David Yu, marketing, prediction markets, The Sporting Exchange, trading costs, transaction costs
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UK billionaire Andrew Black (the BetFair co-founder) owns and manages a stable of 30+ Thoroughbred horses, but can’t stand anymore to hear about the event derivative traders whom he extracted wealth from.
- The Independent – PREVIOUSLY: BetFair impose new “Premium Charges”… Do BetFair gag the critics, too? UPDATE: They announce a Q&A.
Posted in Ethics, Exchanges & Markets, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, Prediction Journalism
Tagged Andrew Black, Bert, bet exchanges, BetFair, BetFair charges, BetFair costs, BetFair fees, BetFair Forum, BetFair Premium Charges, betting exchanges, betting markets, censorship, Ethics, event derivative exchanges, event derivative markets, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, The Sporting Exchange, transaction charges, transaction costs, transaction fees
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#1 —above The Guardian… and far above BetFair.
- – UPDATE: – PREVIOUSLY: BetFair impose new “Premium Chargesâ€â€¦ Do BetFair gag the critics, too? UPDATE: They announce a Q&A.
Posted in Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, Midas Oracle Statistics
Tagged bet exchanges, BetFair, BetFair charges, BetFair costs, BetFair fees, BetFair Forum, BetFair Premium Charges, betting exchanges, betting markets, censorship, Chris Masse's manhood, Ethics, event derivative exchanges, event derivative markets, Google, Google Search, Google Web Search, Internet Marketing, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, Search Engine Optimization, search engine results, Search Engines, SEO, The Guardian, The Sporting Exchange, transaction charges, transaction costs, transaction fees
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Some vocal event derivative traders reject the new BetFair “premium charges” —as a matter of principle.
- PREVIOUSLY: BetFair impose new “Premium Chargesâ€â€¦ Do BetFair gag the critics, too? UPDATE: They announce a Q&A.
Posted in Betting, Ethics, Exchange & Market Management, Exchanges & Markets, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, Market Transaction Costs
Tagged bet exchanges, BetFair, BetFair charges, BetFair costs, BetFair fee structure, BetFair fees, BetFair Forum, BetFair Premium Charges, betting exchanges, betting markets, censorship, Ethics, event derivative exchanges, event derivative markets, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, The Guardian, The Sporting Exchange, transaction charges, transaction costs, transaction fees
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BetFair co-founder Andrew “Bert” Black’s blog is flooded (New Orleans-style) with comments from event derivative traders who question the rationality, logic, extent, fairness, true pupose and timing of the new “premium charges”.
- – PREVIOUSLY: BetFair impose new “Premium Charges”… Do BetFair gag the critics, too? UPDATE: They announce a Q&A.
Posted in Business, Exchange & Market Management, Exchanges & Markets, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce
Tagged Andrew Black, Bert, bet exchanges, BetFair, BetFair charges, BetFair costs, BetFair fees, BetFair Forum, BetFair Premium Charges, betting exchanges, betting markets, censorship, Ethics, event derivative exchanges, event derivative markets, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, The Sporting Exchange, transaction charges, transaction costs, transaction fees
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