The failure of opinion polls or bookmakers to predict the UK’s June vote to leave the EU caught many investors by surprise. However, both polls and betting markets have a reasonable track record in predicting elections. And while financial markets are not always affected by political events, betting markets can provide invaluable clues about how asset prices will respond to the results.
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