Understand Orbit Exchange: One Betting Exchange, Many Names
Orbit Exchange is a betting exchange with a lot of spellings. Here is who is who, and where you get in.
Is OrbitX the same thing as Orbit Exchange? It is, and the number of spellings in circulation is why people ask.
Orbit Exchange is a betting exchange: you back or lay an outcome against other users, not against a bookmaker. OrbitX and Orbit name the same exchange. Two web addresses, orbitxch.com and orbitexch.com, lead to the same platform. The way in is a broker, and the routes are laid out under the access guide.
One exchange, six spellings
A forum thread, a broker's help page and a search box can each spell it differently. They are all pointing at the same betting exchange.
| Name | What it is | Where you see it |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit Exchange | The full name of the betting exchange | The second line of the logo |
| OrbitX | The first line of the logo, and the name AsianConnect gives its tool | The logo; AsianConnect |
| Orbit | The short form | AsianConnect's account screens ("Orbit", "Orbit Username") |
| Orbitxch | The short form inside orbitxch.com | One of the two web addresses |
| Orbitexch | The short form inside orbitexch.com | The other web address |
| Orbit X | A spaced spelling of OrbitX, same betting exchange | Search boxes |
Three things produce the spellings: a logo with two lines, two web addresses, and brokers that name their own tool. Five of the six rows come from one of the three; the sixth, Orbit X, is the spelling that turns up in search boxes.
A broker's own name for its access tool is a separate label again: Sharp Exchange at BetInAsia and MadMarket, FairExchange at Sportmarket, OrbitX at AsianConnect. All four open Orbit Exchange.
Whichever spelling of Orbit you came in with, it is in the table.
Two addresses, one platform
The exchange answers on orbitxch.com and orbitexch.com. Both open the same platform, so there is no right one to hunt for. Save either; what sits behind them is the same. In some countries the addresses return a block page instead of the site, and where Orbit Exchange is available covers that.
What you can bet on
The navigation of the exchange lists 27 entries, and sorted by where they are played they fall into four families.
| Family | On the navigation |
|---|---|
| Football and cricket | Soccer, Cricket |
| Racing | Horse Racing, Greyhound Racing (each with "Today's Card") |
| Courts, rinks and pitches | Tennis, Basketball, Volleyball, Handball, Ice Hockey, American Football, Baseball, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Australian Rules, Gaelic Games, Netball |
| Everything else | Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, Darts, Snooker, Golf, Cycling, Motor Sport, Chess, Esports, Politics, Special Bets |
Chess and Politics sit on the list too, so "sport" is a loose word for what is on offer. Anyway. The sports and competitions guide goes through the list entry by entry.
How the screen reads
Start with the logo: ORBITX in white with a lime X, and under it ORBIT EXCHANGE. Two of the names from the table sit stacked in the same logo.
The tabs read Home, In-Play, Soccer, Cricket, Register and Account, and Trading View is there as well. The login fields are Username, Password and Log In, in the top right corner.
Picture a first visit. You land, read ORBITX over ORBIT EXCHANGE and wonder whether you are in the right place. You are. Then you spot Register among the tabs and click it, and you arrive at a broker.
The market itself comes next, a grid of blue and pink. Each selection has a blue cell on the back side and a pink cell on the lay side, each with a price and a volume. Back is a bet that an outcome happens; lay is a bet that it does not. A Matched column sits in the In-Play table. Back and lay sit side by side in every row, so one screen shows both sides of the market at once.
One market in the table carries a SUSPENDED banner, and the picture below has a paused row on purpose.
(Side note: all of this is the view of a visitor who is not logged in. Back to the screen.)
The right-hand column is the Betslip, with Place Bets, Backer's Odds, Backer's Stake, Liability, Total Liability and a box reading "Confirm bets before placement / removal".
This page only names the parts. How back and lay work, with numbers, is the job of the exchange betting guide.
On a phone
Web / Mobile is the label AsianConnect puts on OrbitX, and the exchange has a layout for small screens.
Not the same Orbit
Other businesses share the name: space and astronomy, crypto tokens, home swaps, currency exchange, money transfer and payments. Search results for "Orbit" and "OrbitX" mix them in with the betting exchange.
If the page you are reading talks about orbits, tokens, home swaps or exchange rates, you are on the wrong Orbit. This one is about the betting exchange only, and says nothing about the others.
Who it suits
Best for: a bettor who wants to name the price and who also wants to bet against an outcome, which is what a lay is. Stake size is a subject of its own, and betting without limits takes it up.
Not ideal if: you want one all-in price with no sum to do, because commission comes off your net profit in each market, and the commission guide turns that into a number. It is also not ideal if you need a deep market at every hour, since a thin market takes less.
Orbit Exchange vs Betfair puts the two side by side. A straight read of the exchange's own text is for the Orbit Exchange review.
Where to read next
Four more pages go further. Take the question you still have.
Orbit Exchange review
A straight read of the exchange: what it offers and what to weigh before you open an account.
Read the reviewOrbit Exchange vs Betfair
The two exchanges, compared side by side.
See the comparisonCommission and calculator
What a commission does to a winning bet, with a calculator for your own numbers.
Run the numbersSports and competitions
Every entry on the navigation, one by one.
Browse the listHow you get an account
The way in is a broker. Four of them open Orbit Exchange: AsianConnect, BetInAsia, MadMarket and Sportmarket. On Orbit's own navigation the Register link leads to a broker, and Orbit names AsianConnect among its preferred operators.
The access guide compares the routes. The sign-up guide follows one through, step by step, and the broker comparison shows which of the four suits which bettor. If you would rather start from your situation, the ORB Access home page sorts it for you.
Quick answers to the mix-ups
Is OrbitX the same as Orbit Exchange?
Yes. They are one betting exchange under different names. The logo carries two of them: ORBITX on the first line, ORBIT EXCHANGE underneath. AsianConnect also uses OrbitX as the name of its tool.
Is orbitxch.com the same as orbitexch.com?
Both addresses open the same platform. From some countries a block page replaces the site on both addresses; the availability guide picks that up.
Does Orbit Exchange work on mobile?
AsianConnect presents OrbitX as Web / Mobile, and the exchange has a layout for small screens.
Do I need a broker to open an account?
The way in is a broker, and four of them open Orbit Exchange: AsianConnect, BetInAsia, MadMarket and Sportmarket. The Register link on Orbit's own navigation leads to a broker. The broker overview explains what that arrangement means for your account.
Are Sharp Exchange and OrbitX the same thing?
They are access tools at different brokers: BetInAsia and MadMarket use Sharp Exchange, AsianConnect uses OrbitX, Sportmarket uses FairExchange. All four routes end at Orbit Exchange.