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Staking Calculator

Work out how much to stake from your bankroll using level, percentage-of-bankroll or Kelly criterion staking — no outcome is guaranteed, but consistent staking discipline is what separates a plan from gambling on impulse.

Recommended stake

£20.00

% of bankroll

2.00%

FAQs

Which staking method should I use?
Level staking is simplest and keeps risk consistent bet-to-bet. Percentage staking scales with your bankroll, so a losing run automatically reduces your stakes. Kelly staking sizes the bet to your genuine edge, but needs an honest, disciplined probability estimate to be useful.
What is half-Kelly and why use it?
Full Kelly maximises long-run growth but with large short-term swings. Betting a fraction of full Kelly (e.g. half) reduces variance substantially while giving up relatively little long-run growth — the standard practical compromise.