Mystery trader garners $400,000-plus windfall on Maduro's capture

By Anirban Sen NEW YORK, Jan 5 (Reuters) - An unknown trader has raked in a profit worth about $410,000 after betting that Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro would be ousted from his position. The trader's account ​on Polymarket built up positions in contracts tied to Maduro's removal on terms that implied long ‌odds before the weekend raid. Those wagers, which were worth about $34,000 prior to Maduro's capture, surged in value after news of the U.S. ‌military operation on the Venezuelan leader emerged, ...