At a 70%+ chance the betting markets are surely over-rating Trump’s chances of being the WH2020 GOP nominee
The best post-Helsinki bets?
Judging by the reaction in the US overnight Donald Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin has gone down like a like a bowl of cold sick most strikingly within his own party. He’s been damaged.
There’s no point in me repeating here the wide coverage that we’ve seen but question for punters, surely, is what are the best Trump bets.
There are, as we know, many markets.
Will he complete a full first term? (Betfair 74%)
What year will see him leave the White House? (Betfair after 2020 80% chance)
Will he win the presidency in 2020? (Betfair 40%)
The bet I like most because it covers more possibilities is whether he will be the Republican nominee for 2020. The Betfair Exchange currently has this at 70%+ chance which to my mind, giving everything we now know, overstates his chances.
So I have just laid (bet against) Trump being the Republican nominee at the Betfair exchange level of 1.42 – which equates to a 70% chance.
My guess is that that this will ease in the aftermath of his talks with Mr. Putin and possibly offer short term trading opportunities.