With the football season at an indefinite halt, some of our favourite games have also been postponed as we wait for sport to resume. Competitions such as Fantasy Premier League and other variances of fantasy football that rarely fail to capture our imaginations are, obviously, impossible to complete and so we are left with little real world sporting entertainment – except Football Index.
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Football Index involves the buying and selling of shares in footballers. As with any type of trading, stock prices rise and fall based on interest in them. In this case, players become more popular as they perform well, or their presence in the media.
Restricted to those of 18 years of age and above, it is a gambling game, but involves so much more than predicting specific outcomes and winning through subsequent luck. While nothing can be guaranteed in the stock market, having expert knowledge will definitely help you along.
Let’s go Traders! Your Market Update 🚀
— Football Index (@FootballIndex) April 23, 2020
• £10k April Cash Drop
• FIVE-Place Media
• Media Dividend Deadline Extension
• Lowered Match Day Fixture Threshold
Full summary 👇https://t.co/2G9oLiaiop pic.twitter.com/GzhZmSUmbf
However, with football entering literal unknown circumstances, and no one yet sure when we’ll next see a ball kicked next, it will difficult for even the experts to know where to invest. The safest advice I could give is to wait and not invest anywhere too heavily, at least until you become confident with the changes the market has gone through.
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Now there are no games to affect player prices, though, Football Index have done their best to keep it enjoyable. They’ve increased the importance of media presences to maintain competitiveness.
But as long as their is uncertainty on the future of football, trading will always be risky – maybe even one worth taking. Its unpredictability may mean when you win, the victory scope could have massive potential. As could losses.
Ultimately, the coronavirus pandemic has and will continue to affect the football index market as it gradually returns to normality. It will adapt again if seasons are eventually completed – albeit behind closed doors – and when the transfer window does open. For now, though, traders can only predict which players will make news and when.
