Tag: sports markets

A question of scale (part four)

A question of scale (part four)

I have finally completed my quartet of posts called ‘question of scale’.

Parts one, two and three have been looking at the question of scale in the exchange markets. Four looks at what this effectively means for me and it starts with a simple question.

OK, I’m going to give you £500,000 to invest. Where will you invest it and what return will you get?

Let’s put that in a savings account. Hmm, only 1-2% interest means we will …

05/01/2014 | By More
Are sports markets like financial markets?

Are sports markets like financial markets?

Yes and no. There are some similarities, most certainly in a number of aspects. Forex markets are pretty similar in their appearance.  But when it comes to trading certain types of markets, there are many differences.

When I first looked at the markets I thought there may be some commonalities, but I discovered that a number of popular technical indicators in financial markets just don’t wash as well in sports markets. Looking closer, there are some clear underlying reasons for …

10/02/2010 | By More
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