How to Crack Foreign Elections: Traders weigh in on elections in Nigeria, Turkey, and Greece

Star Spangled Gamblers

Elections in countries outside the United States provide some of the most lucrative opportunities in political gambling.

The fact that traders know little about these countries and information is hard to track down creates market distortions that saavy traders know how to exploit.

In this episode, Pratik interviews three traders—Naman Mehndiratta, Jay Yu, and Paul Krishnamurty—who have made money on recent elections in Nigeria, Hungary, and elsewhere and have advice on how to apply their insights for upcoming contests in Turkey and Greece.