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arbitrage

Pronunciation: /ˈɑːbɪtrɪdʒ, ˌɑːbɪˈtrɑːʒ/

Economics

Definition of arbitrage

noun

[mass noun]

the simultaneous buying and selling of securities, currency, or commodities in different markets or in derivative forms in order to take advantage of differing prices for the same asset: [as modifier]:profitable arbitrage opportunities

verb

[no object]

buy and sell assets using arbitrage: much of the short selling was being done by people who were arbitraging between the bond and the equity market

Origin:

late Middle English (originally denoting the exercise of individual judgement): from French, from arbitrer 'give judgement', from Latin arbitrari (see arbitrate). The current sense dates from the late 19th century

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