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    Thinking along the same lines as you mtnr1212. Will have more info by the end of the week.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BLACKIE View Post
    Thinking along the same lines as you mtnr1212. Will have more info by the end of the week.
    Sounds great. Feel free to ping me if I can contribute.

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    blackie this is a great idea.. i also think you should consider doing maybe an interactive video or flash presentation for the site that walks a newbie through what an exchange is and how it works.. there are a lot of big time players.. old school types that don't even know what that shit is.. but have the $$$ and would love to lay more favorable lines on their sides.. even me i am young and into the web and this thing that we do and i still don't 100% understand it..

    thats my two cents.. just make sure the site is clean and people will come.. u guys got a good rep and we US guys want an exchange that's easy to walk in and out.. Matchy is a pain in the ass and one of the only reasons why i haven't gone there yet.. With your atm card system matched with the exchange.. it can get silly quick...

    best of luck man .. keep us posted

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    The idea is to set it up like a true open out cry exchange allowing members to place wagers online or call them in over the phone. Very basic trading platform. Easy to use and get in and out of. Don't want to give away to much of my game plan but I think it's something we can pull off and traders will like.

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    Man lot of guys here have great suggestions and the best part is Blackie does listen to the boys here

    You guys are going to get me to play there also and I am not an exchange player for the most part

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    Blackie, moneybookers would make it much more attractive.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Man lot of guys here have great suggestions and the best part is Blackie does listen to the boys here

    You guys are going to get me to play there also and I am not an exchange player for the most part
    Well JJ, if the people who are using it have input to make it better, instead of getting some webmaster who doesn't know a parlay from a teaser doing the architecture, it can only be good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shari91 View Post
    How awesome is that???? Great catch Blackie and congrats Coug!
    Thanks Shari and Illini, we are only talking now...but it is nice to be recognized. I've heard nothing but good things about Blackie and am excited to see what he has in mind.

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    also lets get creative with the soccer boys.. i hate how much this sport is really looked over by american books.. only a handful of places even come close to europe and are still nothing like the markets they have

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    Quote Originally Posted by BLACKIE View Post
    The idea is to set it up like a true open out cry exchange allowing members to place wagers online or call them in over the phone. Very basic trading platform. Easy to use and get in and out of. Don't want to give away to much of my game plan but I think it's something we can pull off and traders will like.
    1) No Live in-play betting?
    2) ATM card for withdraw?

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    Quote Originally Posted by BLACKIE View Post
    Not only do I think we can move the funds efficiently. I think I can bring a lot of liquidity to the markets from my VIP business as a majority of it's members our in the financials. They have been asking me for an exchange for years.
    Then please them like you have been doing lately, an exchange sounds like a great idea, and sounds like it will get a lot of support. I say go for it

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    Can't wait! This is exciting news.

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    Any early thoughts on commission structure?

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    what is matchbook's commission these days?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mtneer1212 View Post
    what is matchbook's commission these days?
    One percent on acceptances...2/10's of a percent subsidy on accepted offer...less on baseball.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bookie View Post
    one percent on acceptances...2/10's of a percent subsidy on accepted offer...less on baseball.

    bases

    0.0/0.7

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    Maybe part of a good promo would be a Rebate structure for commissions for a trial period

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    It will be very difficult to surpass Matchbook and all it has to offer as an exchange.


    Very difficult


    The one thing Blackie will have going for him is he will promote the hell out of the venture...........whereas MB does little to promote their product.

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    Fishhead I am sure it will do well, Blackie does not do anything half ass
    What the heck I will fuk around with it also
    I was just never comfortable with management at matchbook
    I know guys like it but we are all different

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    oh ya, this cant miss.

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    If Blackie can get near Matchbook's liquidity, he will blow them away on Customer Service and Promos. I feel very confident about that.

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    I'll believe "it" (high liquidity) when I see it. Customer service important but overall gravy to an exchange, as Matchbook pays out fast too. (Although I'll be the first to admit the roll-over/s and especially their definition of "pass-through" can be absurd.)

    Hopefully this exchange can bring in a different demo of customers that don't play at Matchbook.
    Last edited by trumpdown; 05-07-10 at 03:52 PM.

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    what do you guys think of the name?

    XmarketsXchange
    Make Your Market

    Trust me the model will be so different from any other out there. The key is bringing in big market makers from my vip books and with the reponse I've been getting I think it will get done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BLACKIE View Post
    what do you guys think of the name?

    XmarketsXchange
    Make Your Market

    Trust me the model will be so different from any other out there. The key is bringing in big market makers from my vip books and with the reponse I've been getting I think it will get done.

    Sounds good Blackie , I am sure you will do it right.

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    FFF
    Last edited by trumpdown; 05-07-10 at 04:23 PM.

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    I would like to talk more about this today but I can't. Lets just say the concept will be unique to this industry.

    I promise I will have more details next week.

    Thanks for everyones input and I look forward to building an exchange for you.

    With all of you!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BLACKIE View Post
    what do you guys think of the name?

    XmarketsXchange
    Make Your Market

    Trust me the model will be so different from any other out there. The key is bringing in big market makers from my vip books and with the reponse I've been getting I think it will get done.

    The name? Too long. Nothing catchy or informative about it.

    You can do better than that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark Horse View Post
    The name? Too long. Nothing catchy or informative about it.

    You can do better than that.
    Somebody earlier mentioned BlackMarket.

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    Bull n Bear (BNB)

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    Good luck . And you will need it to succeed in today's market.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BLACKIE View Post
    what do you guys think of the name?

    XmarketsXchange
    Make Your Market

    Trust me the model will be so different from any other out there. The key is bringing in big market makers from my vip books and with the reponse I've been getting I think it will get done.
    Of the two I like Make Your Market better. xmarketsxchange doesn't roll of the tongue very well and I think a lot of people would mistype the url as exchange.

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    With those X's in the name you sound like your a Hardcore Straight Edge band. Orale guey!

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    You gotta have a name that is easy to remember and type. I understand Black Market won't work because of the negative connotation, but makeyourmarket.com isn't bad...... or how about sportsxchange.com or something along those lines?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mtneer1212 View Post
    You gotta have a name that is easy to remember and type. I understand Black Market won't work because of the negative connotation, but makeyourmarket.com isn't bad...... or how about sportsxchange.com or something along those lines?



    Both of those are good.

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    How about either:

    doa.xchange or
    bs.xchange


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