EnglishSam Hyatt-Twynam talks about the ‘logit’ function and its usage in statistical sports trading and modelling
The logit function and its applications in sports modelling
Tag: Trading
The psychology of manual trading sports
Mercedes Van Essen discusses the psychology of the trader; how the mind can be trained to ensure maximum chance of successful, and profitable trading.
Optimal bets for dog and horse races
Andrew Colin PhD, works through the mathematics for how to analyse and optimise your betting on pari-mutuel and tote pools for horse and dog racing.
Football in-running arbitrage opportunities
GP Liang, a quantitative analyst of Eclipse Research, considers the arbitrage opportunities between the Asian-style bookmakers (IBC, SBO, Pinnacle, etc) during a game.
What can sports betting learn from finance?
Matthew Wright runs CoreSpreads, a financial spread betting platform. In this article he discusses the similarities and differences between modelling and trading financial markets and sports markets.
Liquidity and ‘getting on’
With bookmakers increasingly restricting bets for those players they perceive as being ‘smart’, Sean Hurley discusses the option of using brokers and other outlets to get your trade away.
Rebates for quantitative traders in parimutuel horse racing markets
Brooke Greville explores how parimutuel and tote pools in horse racing offer robotic and quantitative players the opportunity to reap exceptional rewards…. but huge rebates are the crucial ingredient.
Golf trading
With trading syndicates and funds always looking for an edge, golf is proving to be the latest market attracting interest around the world for large-scale trading strategies.
Influences affecting market liquidity and trading in snooker
Snooker is going through a period of change and evolution but how is the depth of liquidity affected by these? Steve Lamport discusses.
Do steamers provide an edge? Analysis from the English 1X2 football betting market
Joseph Buchdahl discusses the principles of rising and falling pre-match prices and whether this is a path to profit.
Optimising a portfolio of trades: Beyond ‘Kelly’
Chris Whitrow discusses the issue of ‘how big to bet?’. The management of one’s bank balance is a crucial part of making profit from long-term trading strategies.
The evolution of sports trading within European bookmakers
Oliver Page outlines the changing nature of trading departments within European bookmakers and how he is developing his skill-set to stay ahead.