arbitrage for profit

  • 1Arbitrage — For the upcoming film, see Arbitrage (film). Not to be confused with Arbitration. In economics and finance, arbitrage (IPA: /ˈɑrbɨtrɑːʒ/) is the practice of taking advantage of a price difference between two or more markets: striking a… …

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  • 2arbitrage — /ahr bi trahzh / for 1, 3; /ahr bi trij/ for 2, n., v., arbitraged, arbitraging. n. 1. Finance. the simultaneous purchase and sale of the same securities, commodities, or foreign exchange in different markets to profit from unequal prices. 2.… …

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  • 3arbitrage — ar|bi|trage [ arbı,traʒ ] noun uncount BUSINESS the process of buying something, especially CURRENCIES or company shares, in one place and selling it in another at the same time for profit ╾ ar|bi|tra|geur [ ,arbıtra ʒɜr ] noun count …

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  • 4arbitrage — UK [ˈɑː(r)bɪˌtrɑːʒ] / US [ˈɑrbɪˌtrɑʒ] noun [uncountable] business the process of buying things, especially currencies or company shares, in one place and selling them in another at the same time for profit Derived word: arbitrageur UK… …

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  • 5arbitrage — ar·bi·trage / är bə ˌträzh/ n [French, literally, arbitration, decision making] 1: the purchase of a security, commodity, or foreign currency in one market for the purpose of immediately selling it at a higher price in another market 2: the… …

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  • 6Arbitrage pricing theory — (APT), in finance, is a general theory of asset pricing, that has become influential in the pricing of shares. APT holds that the expected return of a financial asset can be modeled as a linear function of various macro economic factors or… …

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  • 7arbitrage — [är′bə träzh΄] n. [LME < Fr < arbitrer, to judge < L arbitrari: see ARBITRATE; for 2, < Fr arbitrage] 1. a simultaneous purchase and sale in two separate financial markets in order to profit from a price difference existing between… …

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  • 8Arbitrage betting — Betting arbitrage, surebets, sports arbitraging is a particular case of arbitrage arising on betting markets due to either bookmakers different opinions on event outcomes or plain errors. By placing one bet per each outcome with different betting …

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  • 9arbitrage — The purchase of a commodity against the simultaneous sale of a commodity to profit from unequal prices. The two transactions may take place on different exchanges, between two different commodities, in different delivery months, or between the… …

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  • 10Arbitrage Trading Program - ATP — A computer program used to place simultaneous orders for stock or commodities futures and the underlying stocks or commodities, usually for large volume, institutional trades. One order will be a long or short position on a futures contract, and… …

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