WAGERBIRD® Alpha Academy · SMT 100 First Principles · Part II: Price Formation and the Model
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Lesson 05

Book Fee

Both sides of a market carry the book's fee. This lesson shows how to measure it, how to take it out to see the fair chance underneath, and which of the two figures a model compares against.

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SMT 100 · Part II: Price Formation and the Model (15 lessons)Full course syllabus ↗
  1. 01Purpose of a ModelRead ↗
  2. 02Opening LineRead ↗
  3. 03Line MovementRead ↗
  4. 04Closing LineRead ↗
  5. 05Book FeeRead ↗
  6. 06Best PriceRead ↗
  7. 07Team StrengthRead ↗
  8. 08Home VenueRead ↗
  9. 09Game ConditionsRead ↗
  10. 10Style MatchupRead ↗
  11. 11Applying ThemRead ↗
  12. 12BacktestingRead ↗
  13. 13Judging a Model Against the CloseRead ↗
  14. 14Weekly Calibration CheckRead ↗
  15. 15The Calibration TableRead ↗