Will Trump and Xi handshake last less than 2 seconds during the day of their next meeting in 2026?

This market shows extreme illiquidity with zero 24-hour volume despite $13,983 open interest, suggesting the position is largely trapped. The 3¢ price implies an extraordinarily low 3% probability for a sub-2-second handshake, yet the Yes side offers a staggering 4562% implied yield—a massive risk-reward skew that typically signals either deep skepticism about the event occurring at all or minimal belief in such a brief handshake being diplomatically plausible. With 259 days to expiry and a high cliff risk index of 32, this market faces significant binary resolution risk around whether a Trump-Xi meeting materializes in 2026 and whether any handshake would be filmed and measured.

Resolution rules

This market will resolve according to the length of the longest filmed handshake between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping during the day of their next meeting in 2026 (in the local timezone of the location of their next meeting). Any handshake recorded on that date will qualify. If no handshake occurs during the date of their next meeting, or if no meeting takes place by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to “No Handshake”. If a handshake is photographed but not captured on video, this market will resolve to "Photographed only". Duration will be measured from the exact moment their hands make initial physical contact until the exact moment either breaks contact. If the measured duration falls exactly on the boundary between two duration brackets, this market will resolve to the higher bracket. Qualifying Requirements: The handshake must be voluntary, intentional, and in person. Direct hand-to-hand contact is required (gloves or mittens are permitted). The handshake must be clearly visible on video from start to finish. Non-qualifying examples: Fist bumps, hugs, waves, or other non-handshake greetings. Any handshake that is too unclear to measure. Only photographic evidence exists without a way to measure duration. The resolution source will be video footage.

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