{"id":220975,"date":"2025-03-28T12:02:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T16:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?p=220975"},"modified":"2025-03-28T12:33:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T16:33:56","slug":"election-contracts-point-to-split-congress-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/forecast-trader\/election-contracts-point-to-split-congress-in-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Election Contracts Point to Split Congress in 2027: March 28, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ForecastTrader Election Contracts point to the mid-term elections resulting in a split legislative branch and the 2028 White House race being a toss-up. In the meantime, the contracts are providing interest-like incentive coupon payments which annualize at 3.83%. Additionally, the rate is paid on the market value of the contract as it changes towards expiry. For example, an investor benefits from higher coupons if the underlying contract appreciates following the purchase, perhaps going from $0.50 to $0.70. 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