Nov 5th, 2024
How Traders are Preparing for Trump vs Harris Election Results
For the big money on Wall Street, there’s the prep that’s bound to come with a coin-toss election that could dramatically swing policy. Trading desks staffed through the night, with teams in Hong Kong and Singapore enlisted to help. Tracking popular “Trump trades” — long the dollar, short bonds — ready to pile in or quickly unwind. And then there are the steps taken for an election season like no other. One London-based hedge fund primed its “shock” computer model especially for this moment. Bloomberg's Markets Reporter Valerie Tytel joins Stephen Carroll and Caroline Hepker on Bloomberg Radio to discuss.







