Election hopes & slippery slopes

Research evidence excerpt

Election hopes & slippery slopes

Multi-asset ● Latin America

July 2026

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prior to the settlement date.

Distribution of currency trades

The nature of foreign exchange forward trade ideas is such that there will always be an equal number of buy and sell trades

(buying one currency in exchange for selling another), both outstanding and historically.

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