The claim centers on “Mentions” contracts that let traders bet on whether a president will say specific words during a speech, raising concerns about information advantages.
Gabriel Perez, identified in the source as the person who has managed Donald Trump’s teleprompter since 2016, is described as one of the last people to see speech scripts before delivery and is said to have made $100,000 on prediction markets. The reported strategy involved “Mentions” markets, where traders wager on whether a president will say a particular word in a speech. Such contracts can be sensitive to advance knowledge of prepared remarks, because access to a final script could provide an edge over public traders before the speech is delivered.