So You Want to Become a Full Time Trader?
Well you will need to be well advised, well armed and well stocked with the right equipment. You will also need to be in the right environment.
You can get advised by reading as many articles like this as you can. The more information you can arm yourself with the better off you will be.
THE 2-1 SCORELINE
Some facts and stats about what we feel is the best scoreline to back for almost any league with decent liquidity.
www.soccerstats.com
English Premier
Frequent scores 2010-2011
Score Matches %
1 - 1 52 13.68%
2 - 1 40 10.53%
1 - 0 40 10.53%
Having a back-up account

The importance of having a back-up trading account should problems occur with Betfair - maintenance issues, site freezing.....or as in the folllowing case when Betfair decides to suspend the market because their live fee is too slow thus enabling people live at the game to profit unfairly.
This from one of our members, Richardst
Scalping correct scores

We often talk about Scalping within the chat room area and it's great to see so many members doing it but what is the best score to Scalp?
For the love of the game

As football traders, do we still have the same passion for the working man’s ballet? In 1982 I was just ten. Not one for playing football at school or at the park, I settled for riding my bike, climbing trees and a bit of fishing. During that summer, I was aware of this football World Cup but wasn’t taking much notice of it. That was until the night of July 11th.

Worth the paper it`s written on?
Fancy writing a preview of a match? Join the team and earn yourself a Nugget Crew bonus........

Trading the numbers. Using statistics for confidence.
"99% of statistics are made up.” Vic Reeves. Actor & comedian
Last night I traded two games, one Spanish the other Italian....
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If you have designs on become a Professional Football or Sports Trader then having the right set up is paramount to being successful
I have read too many stories of hundreds and thousands being lost when the markets are suspended, go down, or there is a power cut
So what do you do when Betfair lose connection as they did last week and you have £500 plus on the under 2.5 in a German league game?
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Trading both Test and One day cricket can be very profitable.
Test matches
Profit from the flick of a coin.
Cricket has massive swings with the flick of a coin. Yes the start of the game can see tick swings of up to 20 if conditions suit the captain winning the toss. What are those conditions?
Trading with discipline

You can learn the techniques and strategies, but have you the right mindset?...........
Discipline is paramount if you are to become a successful trader. Everyone can have a successful day, even a week or a month speculating on a market but to consistently produce profits over the long term you need to think like a trader. Below are just a few rules you may want to consider when executing your trades.

A list of the do`s and dont`s of trading sports markets
• Decide if you are a Gambler or a Trader - this may seem obvious; however, just about every Trader who has screwed-up, admits to having gambled during the trading process.





