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KalshiJan 20, 2029987 days left

Who will be Trump's next Secretary of Defense?

This contract is priced at 50¢ on Kalshi. Current book: 46¢ bid, 49¢ ask, 3¢ spread.

Implied probability

50¢
$13K volume
$9K liquidity

Event outcomes

7

Family volume

$0

Best sibling

Tom Cotton 1¢

Ticker

KXNEXTDEF-29-NONE

Market snapshot

No other person in market context.

This page tracks the Kalshi contract for Who will be Trump's next Secretary of Defense?. The displayed quote is 50¢ from the latest venue quote. The cached market record reports reported volume of $13K. In the Who will be Trump's next Secretary of Defense family, this outcome ranks #1 of 7 by current quote across 7 sibling outcomes. The indicator bundle was refreshed May 9, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.

Outcome

No other person

Family rank

#1 of 7

Venue

Kalshi

Current quote

50¢

Quote source

Latest venue quote

Timing

Listed until Jan 20, 2029

Reported volume

$13K

Family context

7 outcomes · Who will be Trump's next Secretary of Defense

Quote range

1¢-46¢

Family leader

No other person 46¢

Last updated

May 9, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC · 13m ago

Venue identifier: KXNEXTDEF-29-NONE. Family volume: .

Price history

50¢ current

+1¢
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Apr 9, 2026May 9, 2026

Orderbook snapshot

46 / 49¢

Kalshi
3¢ spread
BidSize
46¢59
45¢127
43¢250
31¢5
27¢250
AskSize
49¢2
50¢500
51¢125
52¢250
54¢11

Contract terms

Resolution, venue, and identifiers.

Resolution rules

If the next new Secretary of Defense before Jan 20, 2029 is no other person, then the market resolves to Yes.

Venue

Kalshi

Closes

Jan 20, 2029

Identifier

KXNEXTDEF-29-NONE

Event family

Who will be Trump's next Secretary of Defense.

This view keeps the individual contract next to its sibling outcomes. For long-tail search traffic, this is the useful context: where the current price sits inside the event, how much volume exists around the family, and which outcomes have actual depth.

Total volume

$0

Outcomes

7

Highest price

No other person 46¢

Current share

Indicators

Yield, cliff risk, volatility, and regime.

IY (Yes)

43.4%

IY (No)

31.5%

Adj IY

41%

CRI

1

RV

185%

VR

2.78

Regime

neutral

Score

0.469

Observability

medium

Event type

political

Full indicator table

43.4%
31.5%
Adj IY
41%
1
RV
185%
VR
2.78
IAR
0.7/h
6.000
Overround
-0.3%
LAS
0.07

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