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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"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
"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
Former employees recall a brilliant arbitrageur who could, without warning, go to “Sandy World,” a mental planetoid with a population of one.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2012
One character — an American arbitrageur who buys companies to plunder them and winds up running for president — is named Bain, er, Baines.
From New York Times ● Jul. 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
