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2014

2014

Well that was an interesting year, It always is.

2014 vs 2013

From a broad perspective I’ve just repeated last year again. I’ve ended on almost exactly the same total as 2013 on a like for like market basis (Excluding one offs like the world cup), I’m slightly lower by a small percentage but that’s not bad considering I’ve cut back the amount of markets I’ve traded. This is a concious decision to add some balance back into my life.…

31/12/2014 | By | Reply More
A year in the life

A year in the life

You may recall my blog posts a day, a week and a month. So what better way to sign off 2013 than a year in the life.

The year

I tend to follow a predictable pattern each year, skipping between major events where liquidity is highest. I used to do everything a few years ago but as my percentage return on invested capital shrinks, I am much more picking nowadays.

So I can tell you at the start …

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Lessons from England vs San Marino

Lessons from England vs San Marino

When England played San Marino at Wembley last time I captured a bunch of data. I was aiming to try and understand the best way to approach matches at such short odds.

In hindsight, most of it was obvious but it was worth examining; after-all there are lots of very short prices out there this evening.

There isn’t much to say about matches like this, England should completely pummel San Marino, but England are England aren’t they?

At Wembley, despite …

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