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In a blow to the French, BetFair choose Bastille Day to premiere the revised version of the bet-matching logic of their prediction markets. — IMPROVEMENT MEANS BETTER LIQUIDITY FOR THEIR EVENT DERIVATIVE TRADERS.

- BetFair: Improvements to Betfair’s bet matching logic today, Monday 14th July: What’s changing? We’ve improved the code that matches bets. As well as matching backs against lays as we’ve always done, we’ll also try to match your bet against … Continue reading

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Do sports prediction markets corrupt sport? No.

Mark Davies (“managing director of corporate affairs at BetFair” = their spin doctor) in The Guardian: Does the existence of betting exchanges corrupt sport? NO In the world of finance, it has always been far easier for employees to have … Continue reading

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How to win on the Betfair markets

Just a little about myself. My name is Pete Nordsted I am a Betfair accredited trainer and I have been trading on Betfair now for the last 3 years with a modicum of success and am now getting better by … Continue reading

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