arbitrage

[ ahr-bi-trahzh ahr-bi-trij ]

noun

1. Finance. the simultaneous purchase and sale of the same securities, commodities, or foreign exchange in different markets to profit from unequal prices.
2. Archaic. arbitration.

verb (used without object)

, ar·bi·traged, ar·bi·trag·ing.

1. Finance. to engage in arbitrage.

arbitrage

/ ˈɑːbɪˌtrɑːʒ; ˌɑːbɪtræˈʒɜː; ˈɑːbɪtrɪdʒ /

noun

1. finance
   1. the purchase of currencies, securities, or commodities in one market for immediate resale in others in order to profit from unequal prices
   2. ( as modifier )

      arbitrage operations

Derived Forms

• arbitrageur, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of arbitrage¹

1470–80; < Middle French, equivalent to arbitr ( er ) to arbitrate, regulate (< Latin arbitrārī; arbitrate ) + -age -age

Word History and Origins

Origin of arbitrage¹

C15: from French, from arbitrer to arbitrate

Example Sentences

In essence, the trading represented an arbitrage of the speed of light itself.

From The Daily Beast

Our top two cities reflect the importance of  this arbitrage opportunity.

From The Daily Beast

Earlier this year, Richard Gere received plenty of kudos for his shady CEO in Arbitrage.

From The Daily Beast

In financial markets, arbitrage is all about trading that minimizes risk and maximizes returns.

From The Daily Beast

Channeling his best Madoff—with a dash of Paulson and Falcone—Richard Gere plays a sneaky financier in ‘Arbitrage.’

From The Daily Beast

Like operations in exchange arbitrage, there is no limit to the number of kinds of business in which "futures" may figure.

From Project Gutenberg

They had no relation to the ebb and flow of commerce as modern arbitrage transactions have.

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Arbitrage operations are for these reasons resorted to frequently by one country in supplying the requirements of another.

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In ordinary times those engaged in arbitrage operate with a very small margin of profit.

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Arbitrage operations with distant countries such as India are large and mainly profitable.

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