| p>How do I locate arbs to trade? | | | | every week during the soccer season since they can |
| There are 2 factors which identify an arbitrage trading | | | | produce some lucrative opportunities. One of the |
| opportunity | | | | benefits of soccer betting compared to many other |
| 1. The event must have a limited number of possible | | | | sports is the very large stakes size that bookmakers |
| outcomes | | | | will accept. look out for arbs not only in regular Home, |
| The event that you are betting on should ideally have | | | | Away, Draw markets but also Asian Handicaps & |
| either 2 or 3 possible outcomes. | | | | Total Goals market |
| For example, the event may be a head-to-head | | | | POLITICS & ENTERTAINMENT |
| contest, such as a tennis or snooker match, where | | | | Whether it is the next US President, or the next |
| only one of the players can win. Or you may consider | | | | person to leave Big Brother, if there is room for |
| a cricket or football match, where there are three | | | | disagreement between odds-compilers, there is |
| possible results including a tie/draw. | | | | potential for arbitrage. Some very large margins can |
| There are exceptions, where arbs become available in | | | | be earned in these non-sporting events because the |
| events with more than three outcomes, and they can | | | | bookmakers have to guess much more than in sports. |
| prove to be very lucrative, but you will find your most | | | | OTHER SPORTS When on the prowl for risk-free |
| regular arbs in events as described above. | | | | profits, you should also consider |
| 2. There should be an adequate percentage margin in | | | | |
| your favour | | | | 1. - boxing |
| When you are beginning, it will probably be better to | | | | 2. - basketball |
| restrict your betting to opportunities that yield 2.0% or | | | | 3. - baseball |
| more. This will allow you a margin for error as you are | | | | 4. - hockey |
| learning, and any mistakes will probably just result in a | | | | 5. - ice hockey |
| break-even situation where you may just have to | | | | If you are going to look for arbs manually, then you |
| sacrifice your profit. | | | | have to be prepared to spend a lot of time and effort |
| However, as you grow in experience, you will be able | | | | scouring individual bookmaker sites & |
| to consider ALL situations, including the many | | | | odds-comparison sites for prices. This can be |
| THOUSANDS of 1%-2% opportunities that occur | | | | rewarding in some cases but it makes far more sense |
| every month. While juicier 8%-15% arbs, which pop up | | | | to use software to perform this task as it is much |
| a few times a week, will provide you with wonderful | | | | faster and will free you to do other things. |
| bonuses, the smaller, far more frequent ones will | | | | So, now you know what to look for, let's take a look |
| consistently add to your bottom-line. | | | | at how the software at the top end of the market will |
| So - that's it. You find the event, do the maths, place | | | | assist you... |
| the bets, and earn a guaranteed profit regardless of | | | | - INCREASED PROFITS There is no doubt that if you |
| the outcome. Once you have streamlined your | | | | use your sports arbitrage software properly you will |
| processes, it couldn't be much simpler. | | | | make much higher profits than without. As well as |
| The skill is in finding suitable events to bet on. You'll be | | | | finding arbitrage trades for you automatically, it should |
| able to learn more in detail about this below.There are | | | | also locate middles trades and even alert to to trades |
| many arbitrage-producing events available, but | | | | that you can use to fee up any bonuses that you |
| overleaf is a short list those which you are highly | | | | have pending with your bookmakers |
| recommended to check. | | | | - SAVED TIME Using the software will help to save a |
| TENNIS | | | | lot of time. If you can rely upon the software to do the |
| With only two possible outcomes, this is the ideal | | | | searching on your behalf, it frees you up to look in |
| event. The more obscure the tournament, the better | | | | other places or do other things. |
| your chances of finding profitable differences of | | | | - TIP-OFFS FOR OTHER TRADES This is a much |
| opinion between sportsbooks. A large proportion of the | | | | overlooked benefit but it is something which almost |
| bookmakers listed regularly offer prices on all tennis | | | | every professional trader uses. When the software |
| matches.You are likely to find a significant number of | | | | alerts you to an arbitrage trade, it very often provides |
| arbs in tennis. | | | | tip-offs about other possible trades. For example, a |
| SNOOKER | | | | soccer arbitrage trade may contain a price which you |
| Once again, with only two possible outcomes, snooker | | | | can use in a betting-exchange strategy instead of the |
| is an ideal event in which to seek arbitrage | | | | arbitrage trade of which you have been notified. The |
| opportunities, although stakes can sometimes be limited | | | | key issue is that the software is going to bring this to |
| by bookmakers to just a few hundred pounds. | | | | your attention faster than any other method of |
| CRICKET | | | | research. Your sports-arbitrage software should also |
| The one-day matches allow for only two outcomes | | | | allow you to choose to receive break-even trades i.e. |
| while the winter tour also allows for a draw. Cricket | | | | those where the prices add up to 100% and this can |
| seems so be something of a weak-spot for many | | | | be used to great effect when using bonus-hunting |
| bookmakers; a fact which often gives rise to some | | | | techniques |
| large percentage arbs. | | | | - EARLY WARNING FOR PRICE-RELEASES The |
| US FOOTBALL | | | | best sports-arbitrage software allows you to be the |
| The divisional championships can produce some | | | | first to know when a bookmaker has posted new |
| lucrative arbs. Once a few games have been played, | | | | prices on-site. This early-warning system can be of |
| very large discrepancies between sportsbooks can | | | | great advantage in trading strategies that require you |
| arise. It is also often the case that North American | | | | to analyse new prices as soon as possible. |
| odds-compilers take a completely different view to | | | | - USEFUL STATS With the large numbers of data it |
| their European counterparts-which creates more | | | | has access to, your software should be able to |
| arbitrage opportunities | | | | provide you with very useful statistics. It should be able |
| GOLF | | | | to show you how many arbs each bookie has had in |
| Golf produces an abundance of arbs each week in | | | | each sport each month. This is extremely powerful for |
| 2-ball and 3-ball 18-hole matchups as well as the | | | | research as it lets you see exactly which accounts |
| 72-hole matchups. Further,in the match-play events | | | | are the most important each month. Many professional |
| such as the Dunhill Cup and World Matchplay | | | | traders use this type of analysis to decide where their |
| Championship, the contestants are paired up and can | | | | funds should be placed ready for trading each month. |
| only either win or lose. The markets in these events | | | | In my next article, we'll see what we can do to |
| can be quite volatile and produce many arbs. | | | | minimise the impact of transaction fees when you're |
| SOCCER | | | | trading... |
| It is worth keeping an eye on the European matches | | | | |