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The Betfair exchange, Inefficient efficiency

20th May 2020

One of the questions that people often ask me is whether the markets are easier to trade than they were 10 or 20 years ago? Are the markets following efficient market theory on the Betfair exchange, so are they more efficient now? Eugene Fama was ‘famous’ for the efficient market hypothesis, though his work was mainly aimed at…

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Using automation to catch a big priced winner

17th January 2020

The question of how efficient pre-off racehorse racing markets on Betfair is one that often crops up and for most people, their first response is that they are very efficient. While this is true at a general level, at the same time the markets are also seemingly very inefficient, so how can it be both?…

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Most and least volatile racecourses to trade

16th September 2017

I did a tweet recently that stated a little trading fact, that Chelmsford City was the most volatile course. I had a fairly immediate retort, that stated it wasn’t a fact but was ‘just’ an opinion. It was actually a carefully researched fact.

Volatility

I’ve collected data on volatility right from day one of my trading journey and have built up a massive database of data. One of the things I study is how volatile the market is.

I measure …

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