Trumps prospects of securing Republican nomination now at 75%, with a 25% chance of being the next US President.

Hillary Clinton’s odds of being the next President back up to 60% with a 94% likelihood of the Democratic Nomination

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are the clear favourites to lead their respective parties into this autumn’s US Presidential election, according to trading on UK betting exchange Matchbook.

Ahead of Super Tuesday (1st March) primaries in the southern states of Georgia, Tennessee and Texas, matched bets show Donald Trump with a 75% probability of securing the Republican nomination. This is a dramatic improvement from just 24% in mid January. Trump’s closest rival, Marco Rubio is on just 19%.