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Zero Hedge – InTrade Euro Exit Odds By Year End: 40%… And Some Pair Trade Arbs
With the EUR imploding following the recent note out of witchhunt target extraordinaire Egan-Jones, and the apparent inability of the ECB to handle the sandtrap on the 18th (they were supposed to announce the magical mystical bailout announcement 20 minutes ago), it makes sense to check up on the most recent InTrade odds for a [Insert first two/three letters of a peripheral European country]-xit, or, technically, the odds”Any country currently using the Euro to announce intention to drop it before midnight ET 31 Dec 2012.” As of minutes ago, this number was 40%. This, however, appears to be a simple Fibonacci retracement to the all time high of 60% seen last November. And while we don’t have an opinion one way or another, this level certainly provides pair trade opportunities: recall that according to Buiter, Greece is out by January 1, 2013, so technically a 100% probability, while the ECB gives 0% odds of a Grexit, ever.
Source: Bianco Research
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