arbitrager
noun
a person who engages in arbitrage.
arbitrageur
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a variation of
arbitrager.
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a word derived from
arbitrage.
arbitragenounthe simultaneous purchase and sale of the same securities, commodities, or foreign exchange in different markets to profit from unequal prices.
Example Sentences
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"Fox shares will spike higher if this deal is killed or if Time Warner bids for something," making a defensive acquisition, one arbitrageur said.
From Reuters ● Jul. 18, 2014
"These names are great credits, so even if Fox levers up to do a deal, it won't widen much. I doubt there's much to be done in CDS on this one," the arbitrageur said.
From Reuters ● Jul. 18, 2014
She lives on the Upper West Side with her husband, Jeff, 68, a former Wall Street risk arbitrageur who runs the JCT Foundation, and their Shih Tzu, Coco.
From New York Times ● May 18, 2013
Price could be a sticking point, as any bid for Shire would likely have to include a 40 percent premium on its already high valuation, bankers and arbitrageur funds said.
From Reuters ● Feb. 13, 2012
As for the degree of risk to be taken in business of this kind, that is entirely at the discretion of the arbitrageur.
From Elements of Foreign Exchange A Foreign Exchange Primer by Franklin Escher
