arbitrage
ar·bit·rage
noun
1.
a kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in price; when there is a difference in the price of something on two different markets the arbitrageur simultaneously buys at the lower price and sells at the higher price
verb
Origin
An unadapted borrowing from French arbitrage, from arbitrer (“to arbitrate”); see arbitrate.
Phrases
- arbitrage pricing model
- arbitrage pricing theory
- information arbitrage
- time-zone arbitrage
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