arbitrage
Finance. the simultaneous purchase and sale of the same securities, commodities, or foreign exchange in different markets to profit from unequal prices.
Archaic. arbitration.
Finance. to engage in arbitrage.
Origin of arbitrage
1Words Nearby arbitrage
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How to use arbitrage in a sentence
In the offline world, roll-ups often achieve much greater exit multiples, known as “multiple arbitrage,” so it’s no surprise that the trend is making its way online.
E-commerce roll-ups are the next wave of disruption in consumer packaged goods | Annie Siebert | March 26, 2021 | TechCrunchThere is a fundamental misalignment in the current model of SPAC that has led to an arbitrage that we haven’t seen in many, many, many years.
Blackstone just closed its inaugural growth equity fund, and it’s a doozy | Connie Loizos | March 19, 2021 | TechCrunchThey may be hulking, legacy businesses, but the agency holding groups represent something that’s like catnip to private equity investors — an arbitrage opportunity.
‘An ordinary course of business’: Why agency holding groups could be the next arbitrage target for private equity investors | Seb Joseph | January 15, 2021 | DigidayCall it a kind of pandemic arbitrage, said Jeffrey Bank, chief executive officer of Alicart Restaurant Group, which owns destination eateries including Carmine’s in New York and in the Tropicana Atlantic City.
Restaurants lure New Yorkers to states with fewer restrictions | Rachel Schallom | December 16, 2020 | FortuneIf you’re a DR media buyer, you saw a value arbitrage opportunity mid March-April as a bunch of brands pulled out of market.
‘Ready to spend’: Publishers are angling for election-wary advertisers’ Facebook budgets | Max Willens | October 2, 2020 | Digiday
In essence, the trading represented an arbitrage of the speed of light itself.
Our top two cities reflect the importance of this arbitrage opportunity.
Hot U.S. Cities That Offer Both Jobs and Culture Are Mostly Southern and Modest Sized | Joel Kotkin, Wendell Cox | July 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEarlier this year, Richard Gere received plenty of kudos for his shady CEO in arbitrage.
In Hollywood, Where Are the Best Actress Oscar Nominees? | Ramin Setoodeh | November 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIn financial markets, arbitrage is all about trading that minimizes risk and maximizes returns.
In ‘Arbitrage,’ Richard Gere Shows How the Price Is Right | Daniel Gross | September 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTChanneling his best Madoff—with a dash of Paulson and Falcone—Richard Gere plays a sneaky financier in ‘arbitrage.’
In ‘Arbitrage,’ Richard Gere Shows How the Price Is Right | Daniel Gross | September 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTLike operations in exchange arbitrage, there is no limit to the number of kinds of business in which "futures" may figure.
Elements of Foreign Exchange | Franklin EscherThey had no relation to the ebb and flow of commerce as modern arbitrage transactions have.
The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 | William Arthur Shawarbitrage operations are for these reasons resorted to frequently by one country in supplying the requirements of another.
In ordinary times those engaged in arbitrage operate with a very small margin of profit.
arbitrage operations with distant countries such as India are large and mainly profitable.
British Dictionary definitions for arbitrage
/ (ˈɑːbɪˌtrɑːʒ, ˈɑːbɪtrɪdʒ) /
finance
the purchase of currencies, securities, or commodities in one market for immediate resale in others in order to profit from unequal prices
(as modifier): arbitrage operations
Origin of arbitrage
1Derived forms of arbitrage
- arbitrageur (ˌɑːbɪtræˈʒɜː), noun
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