 The table gives the net payoff to an agent who buys a bet with stake \(S\) for the price \(qS\), where \(S\) is won if \(H\) is true. \(S\) is called the stake, as it is the total amount involved in the wager, that is the payoff in the case that \(H\) is true together with the amount forfeited if \(H\) is false. The quantity \(q\) is called the betting quotient, which is the amount lost if \(H\) is false divided by the stake. The Dutch Book theorem can now be stated: