Election Volatility Is Short Trade of a Lifetime for the Brave

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  • Career ‘maker or breaker’ for managers ‘brave’ enough: Nomura
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For volatility professionals who get it right, the American presidential election could go down in history as the short trade of a lifetime.

Yet betting that calm -- not chaos -- will take hold on Wall Street is proving easier said than done.