US Presidential Election 2020
Monitor market reactions & prepare for the biggest economic event of the year!
Trade the Election like a Pro!
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Trades were executed on election day
>90% of Market Execution Orders received the requested price or better
>95% of Instant Execution Orders received the requested price or better
We successfully executed a trade value of $7.7 Billion
The most-traded instruments were FX Majors
*Stats provided are for orders executed on 9th November 2016 (previous US election) from 00:00 server time
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Election News Feed
Gain a deeper insight into how markets are reacting in the lead up to the election, with articles and news updates from the FxPro Analyst Team.
Key Debate Dates
In addition to election day, debate days may experience significantly increased volatility of USD related pairs and Stocks.
What to expect on the day
The election is not decided based on nationwide individual votes but is instead determined per state, whereby the winner of the state gains an amount of what is called‘ electoral college votes’.Candidates need a majority vote of 270 or more to win the election.
States are often ‘called’ by media companies reporting on the results however it is important to note that these are projections based on initial figures and are not necessarily the final result.
This year fears around the pandemic & social distancing could prevent people from voting in person, instead opting to vote by post which could take days or even weeks to count.
With approx. 80million mail ballot requests, there is some concern over the ability for them to be received and counted in time, especially with US postal companies currently experiencing staff reductions. Should this happen, the markets will be filled with uncertainty and high volatility would be expected.