WAGERBIRD® Alpha Academy · SMT 101 Principles of Sports Markets
Included with every Alpha Terminal planLesson 08
Position Sizing and Capital Allocation
The size of each position matters as much as the price. This lesson explains how to define a unit, how to size positions in units, and how to keep total exposure within limits that capital can absorb.
WAGERBIRD® ALPHA ACADEMY
Included with every Alpha Terminal plan.
Read the full Academy with an active seat: Alpha Plus ($99/mo), Alpha Pro ($199/mo), Alpha Max ($349/mo), or Alpha Desk ($2,995/yr). Want to read a sample first? SMT 101 Lesson 01 is open to everyone.
SMT 101 · Principles of Sports Markets (9 lessons)Full course syllabus ↗
- 01Market Structure and Settlement· Open to everyoneRead ↗
- 02Market Types and PayoffsRead ↗
- 03Price Notation (American, Decimal and Fractional)Read ↗
- 04Implied ProbabilityRead ↗
- 05Operator MarginRead ↗
- 06Price Formation and MovementRead ↗
- 07Market Efficiency and the Closing PriceRead ↗
- 08Position Sizing and Capital AllocationRead ↗
- 09Applied Session: The Odds Screen and the BoardRead ↗