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Hedge calculator

Free hedge calculator: enter your original stake, its odds and the odds of the opposite outcome to see how much to stake on the hedge and what you make whatever the result. No sign-up; it all runs in your browser. For example, a stake of 100 at 3.00 hedged at 2.00 makes a profit of 50 either way.

Original stake
Original odds
Hedge odds
Hedge mode

Hedge stake 150.00 · Total staked 250.00

Profit if the original bet wins 50.00

Profit if the hedge wins 50.00

Settings
Odds format
Currency
Commission, %

Finding surebets by hand takes too long. The Dozor scanner compares bookmaker lines and shows surebets with the stakes already worked out.

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How to use the calculator

  1. Enter your original stake and its odds.
  2. Enter the odds of the opposite outcome that you want to bet on as the hedge.
  3. Choose a mode: "equal profit" or "break even".
  4. Place the calculated hedge stake: the profit for each outcome is shown below.

How it is calculated

A hedge is a bet on the opposite outcome that locks in the result of a bet already placed. The original stake S is at odds k₀, the hedge H at k₁. "Equal profit" mode: H = S × k₀ / k₁, and the profit is the same whatever the outcome: S × k₀ − S − H. "Break even" mode: H = S / (k₁ − 1); if the hedge wins, the result is zero, and if the original bet wins, you keep its profit minus the hedge stake. Example: 100 at 3.00 hedged at 2.00. In the first mode H = 100 × 3 / 2 = 150, and the profit is 50 whatever the outcome. In the second H = 100 / 1 = 100, and the profit is 100 or 0.

What the calculator does not account for

  • The result holds only for the odds you entered: on a live bet the odds of the opposite outcome keep moving.
  • Bookmaker limits and settlement rules: a refund on a draw, a voided market, different lines for the outcomes.
  • The commission is set in the settings and applies to the hedge bet (for exchanges); the original stake is calculated without commission.
  • In "equal profit" mode the profit is positive only if 1/k₀ + 1/k₁ is below one (that is a surebet); otherwise the hedge locks in a loss.

When a hedge makes a profit on both outcomes, it is a surebet. The Dozor scanner can find such pairs automatically.

FAQ

How do you calculate the hedge stake?

In "equal profit" mode H = S × k₀ / k₁, where S is the original stake, k₀ its odds and k₁ the hedge odds. Example: 100 at 3.00 hedged at 2.00 gives H = 150.

How does "equal profit" differ from "break even"?

In the first mode the result is the same whatever the outcome. In the second the hedge is as small as possible: if it wins, you end up even, and if the original bet wins, you get its profit minus the hedge stake.

Why does a hedge sometimes lock in a loss?

If 1/k₀ + 1/k₁ is not below one, these odds give no guaranteed profit, and "equal profit" shows a negative number. The hedge then only reduces the risk.

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