Below are illustrations of how the various markets work, using an actual game by way of example.
The volatility figure is a rough guide to how likely major swings in make-ups are.
The telephone minimum bet figure is also shown, though this will vary from firm to firm, and will probably be less for internet and certain other types of account.
| Market | Volatility | Minimum Bet (£) |
| Supremacy | Low | 25 per goal |
| Total points | Low | 10 |
| Tryscorers shirt numbers | Medium | 2 |
| Time of first try | Medium | 2 |
| Performance indexes | Low-medium | varies |
| Team Performance | Medium | 2 |
| Hotshots | Medium | 2 |
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Supremacy (winning margin, quoted in points)
Volatility : low
Example : Harlequins/Bath 0 - 3
If you think Harlequins will win by more than 3 points, then you would BUY Harlequins supremacy at 3.
If you think Bath will win, then you would SELL Harlequins supremacy at 0
Assuming your stake is £10 per point :
Result : Harlequins 10 v 18 Bath
If you bought Harlequins superiority you lose 11 x £10 = -£110
If you sold Harlequins Superiority you win 8 x £10 = £80
Volatility : low
Example : Harlequins v Bath 41 - 44
If you think it will be an open game with plenty of scoring, then you would BUY Total Points at 44
If you think it will be a tight forward battle with little scoring then you would SELL Total Points at 41.
Assuming your stake is £10 per point :
Result : Harlequins 10v 18 Bath = 28 points
If you bought Total Points you lose16 x £10 = -£160
If you sold Total Points you win 13 x £10 = £130
Volatility : high
Example : Harlequins - Bath 40 - 44
If you think there will be plenty of tries, probably scored by players wearing high numbers, then you would BUY Shirt Numbers at 44
If you think there will be try scoring opportunites and the players wearing high numbers are less likely to score, then you would SELL Shirt Numbers at 40.
Assuming you buy and your stake is £10 per point :
Result : there are 3 tries, scored by numbers 9, 15, and 22 = 46
If you Bought, you win 15 x £10 = £150
If you sold, you lose 18 x £10 = £180
In live games, First Try markets are generally available for the First Match Try and First Try for each team.
Example : Harlequins - Bath 21 - 24
If you think it will be an open game and there is every likelihood of an early try, then you would SELL Time of First Match Try at 21.
If you think there is little likelihood of an early goal then you would BUY Time Of First Match Try at 24.
Assuming you sell and your stake is £10 per minute :
Result :
First try 66th minute you lose 30 (36 - 66) x £10 = -£300
First try 18th minute you win 18 (36 - 18) x £10 = £180
Example : Harlequins 13.5 - 15
Bath 8.5 - 10
If you think Harlequins will win or at the very worst draw, then you would BUY Harlequins supremacy at 0.4 (or alternatively SELL Bath at 8.5).
If you think Bath have a good chance of getting a result, then you would BUY Bath on the Performance Index at 10 (or alternatively SELL Harlequins at 13.5).
Assuming your stake is £20 per pointl :
Result : Harlequins 2 v 1 Bath
If you bought Harlequins you win 10 x £20 = £200
If you sold Harlequins you lose 11.5 x £50 = £230
If you bought Bath you lose 10 x £20 = £200
If you sold Bath you win 8.5 x £20 = £170
Example : Harlequins performance 53 - 58
Care must be taken when it comes to team performance markets because each spread firm calculates the make-up in slightly different ways, so they are not identical.
In this case Sporting Index's scoring system is : 25 win, 10 draw, 15 try, 10 last try, 5 per successful kick, -5 per missed penalty or drop goal, -5 per yellow, -15 per red card
Thus if you think Harlequins will generally be on top in the game - winning, scoring tries, converting their penalty opportunitesi, and not conceding too many cards, then you would BUY Harlequins Team Performance at 58.
If you think the opposite you could SELL Harlequins Team Performance at 53.
They were also quoting Bath Performance at 47 - 52.
Assuming your stake is £10 per point :
Result : 25 (win) + 30 (2 goals) + 21 (7 corners) 0 (no clean sheet) + 10 (leading at half time) - 5 (1 yellow card) = 81
If you bought superiority you win 25 x £10 = £250
If you sold Superiority you lose 29 x £100 = -£290
Example : Harlequins hotshots 23 - 26
This is another market where each firm calculates its make-up differently, so prices are not directly comparable between the firms, although they can be similar.
In this case Spreadex's scoring system is : 25 pts per try, 8 pts for player not appearing at ant time. The four players were Greenwood, Harder, Keogh, and Monye.
Thus if you think these players were likely to be amongst the tries, you could BUY Harlequins Hotshots at 26.
Alternatively, if you thought it unlikely they would muster more than goal between them, you could SELL Harlequins Hotshots at 23.
Assuming your stake is £10 per point :
Result : none of the players score but all appear at some time, therefore the make-up is 0.
If you bought Hotshots you lose 36 x £10 = -£360
If you sold Hotshots you win 32 x £10 = £320
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