Monday, May 4, 2009

Ever heard of Spread Betting?

Sports spread betting provides you with the ultimate betting thrill and challenges your skill, judgement and knowledge of sport. We, the sports spread betting bookmaker, make predictions on various aspects of sporting or topical events. You then decide whether that prediction has been pitched too high or too low.

You will notice that our predictions are presented in the form of two prices. This is a range known as the 'spread' and you bet low (also known as a 'Sell') at the first named price and if you wish to bet high (also known as a 'Buy') you would do so at the second price.

For example, if someone asked you to guess their age, you might say 'somewhere between 35 and 38 years old'. In the same way, when we make a prediction, we allow a range. If you were betting on this prediction you would bet low at 35 years or bet high at 38 years.

How do I win or lose?

What you win or lose depends on the stake size you choose and how right or wrong you are. Sporting Index might predict that the 1st goal in a match between Liverpool and Manchester United will be scored in the 36th minute and consequently set a spread of 35 - 37 minutes.

One client who believes there is bound to be an early goal goes LOW at 35 minutes while another who thinks that both defences will be at their best goes HIGH at 37 minutes. If the 1st goal is scored in the 25th minute, the client who went LOW at 35 minutes wins 10 times his stake (35 minutes take away 25 minutes = 10) while the client who went HIGH at 37 minutes loses 12 times his stake.