arbitrage
Americannoun
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Finance. the simultaneous purchase and sale of the same securities, commodities, or foreign exchange in different markets to profit from unequal prices.
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Archaic. arbitration.
verb (used without object)
noun
Other Word Forms
- arbitrageur noun
Etymology
Origin of arbitrage
1470–80; < Middle French, equivalent to arbitr ( er ) to arbitrate, regulate (< Latin arbitrārī; arbitrate ) + -age -age
Example Sentences
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Our “time arbitrage” strategy, which monetizes short-term volatility for long-term gain, provides a simple framework.
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Their real challenge—learning how to arbitrage sovereignty and openness in a fragmented and asymmetric global economy—is far more demanding.
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Its metal traders reported a record performance, driven by the copper division as traders capitalized on trade dislocations and arbitrage opportunities, it said.
Others, like Jim Chanos of Kynikos Associates, tried to pull off arbitrage strategies by buying Bitcoin and shorting Strategy, which at times traded at a wide premium to the value of its underlying assets.
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That would align the jurisdictions of the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, without carving out exceptions that invite regulatory arbitrage.
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