# Basics: How to make broadcasts and bets **URL:** \ **Category:** Contracts\ **Created:** [February 2, 2014, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/basics-how-to-make-broadcasts-and-bets/34 "2014-02-02T12:39:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cityglut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dbc845/32.png) [@cityglut](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/cityglut)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/basics-how-to-make-broadcasts-and-bets/34/1 "2014-02-02T12:39:19Z")
What is a broadcast? How do I make one? A broadcast is textual or numerical data which is in turn used as the subject of bets. A series of broadcasts is called a ‘feed’. Someone who publishes a feed is called a ‘feed-operator’. There are two types of bets, Contracts for Difference (CFDs) and Equal/NotEqual bets. If Bob wants to publish the price of gold, for example `C:\\Python32\\python.exe run.py broadcast --from BOBS_ADDRESS --text "'The price of gold in USD.'" --value 1260 --fee-multiplier .01` ’fee-multiplier’ is the percentage of the bet that goes to the feed-operator, thus in this case %1. The command above would be a broadcast upon which users could create CFDs. An example of a  broadcast upon which people could users could make an Equal/NotEqual bet is: `C:\\Python32\\python.exe run.py broadcast --from BOBS_ADDRESS --text "'The price of gold in USD. 1=inc 2=dec'" --value 2 --fee-multiplier .01` ---
**Author:** ![becherovka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2acd7d/32.png) [@becherovka](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/becherovka)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/basics-how-to-make-broadcasts-and-bets/34/2 "2014-02-03T21:41:12Z")
[quote author=cityglut link=topic=6.msg9#msg9 date=1391362759] What is a broadcast? How do I make one? A broadcast is textual or numerical data which is in turn used as the subject of bets. A series of broadcasts is called a ‘feed’. Someone who publishes a feed is called a ‘feed-operator’. There are two types of bets, Contracts for Difference (CFDs) and Equal/NotEqual bets. If Bob wants to publish the price of gold, for example `C:\\Python32\\python.exe run.py broadcast --from BOBS_ADDRESS --text "'The price of gold in USD.'" --value 1260 --fee-multiplier .01` ’fee-multiplier’ is the percentage of the bet that goes to the feed-operator, thus in this case %1. The command above would be a broadcast upon which users could create CFDs. An example of a  broadcast upon which people could users could make an Equal/NotEqual bet is: `C:\\Python32\\python.exe run.py broadcast --from BOBS_ADDRESS --text "'The price of gold in USD. 1=inc 2=dec'" --value 2 --fee-multiplier .01` [/quote] Thank you for this. It’s very helpful and clear. I will try this tonight. ---
**Author:** ![something](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/forums.counterparty.io/something/32/240_2.png) [@something](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/something)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/basics-how-to-make-broadcasts-and-bets/34/3 "2014-11-03T17:11:43Z")
a) You don’t need advanced (aka enhanced feed) info. (Ref: [https://wiki.counterparty.io/w/Enhanced\_Feed\_Info\_in\_Counterwallet](https://wiki.counterparty.io/w/Enhanced_Feed_Info_in_Counterwallet)) b) You won’t be able to bet on such bets from Counterwallet (there the address must have Enhanced Feed Info).  Using API or counterpartyd, you’ll be able to bet. [https://wiki.counterparty.io/w/Bets\_and\_Broadcasts#Examples](https://wiki.counterparty.io/w/Bets_and_Broadcasts#Examples) has some examples with cleaner formatting, by the way. ---
**Author:** ![deliciousowl](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/forums.counterparty.io/deliciousowl/32/31_2.png) [@deliciousowl](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/deliciousowl)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/basics-how-to-make-broadcasts-and-bets/34/4 "2014-11-03T17:04:24Z")
Do you need advanced info now too? Is it mandatory?