Placing a lay order

LAYING

Now lets focus on the numbers in the red boxes.

In this example we will take the Everton v Palace game and look at laying Everton, in other words are betting on Everton to NOT win (i.e. the game results in a Draw or a Crystal Palace win).

We can use the red button next to the selection we want to lay, so we can see the current lay price is 2.74 so lets click that and enter a stake of 500

We now see we have a risk here, so we are in effect risking $870 to win $500. In other wods, laying Everton at 2.74 means that you think Everton WILL NOT win and you will receive $500 in profit for a total return of $1,370 if Everton does not win (i.e. the game results in a Draw or a Crysal Palace win) BUT - If Everton do win, you will lose $870.

When you lay a market, you are stating you think the selection will lose!