Political futures markets
I watch two markets that trade “political futures,” i.e., contracts whose values depend on the outcome of political events. (These markets trade other futures as well, but for the moment I am interested in the U.S. presidential election.)
TradeSports has W. currently at about 67.6, whereas the Iowa Electronic Markets has W. at 72.5. For a while the contracts on W. traded lower at TradeSports than IEM, but now it has reversed. In either case, there is an opportunity for arbitraging. But I suppose these markets are not big and efficient enough for people to bother doing this.
TradeSports has W. currently at about 67.6, whereas the Iowa Electronic Markets has W. at 72.5. For a while the contracts on W. traded lower at TradeSports than IEM, but now it has reversed. In either case, there is an opportunity for arbitraging. But I suppose these markets are not big and efficient enough for people to bother doing this.
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