arbitrage / ar·bi·trage
(är
b -träzh )
noun: The purchase of securities on one market for immediate resale on another market to profit from a valuation discrepancy. intr.v. ar·bi·traged, ar·bi·trag·ing, ar·bi·trag·es - to be involved in arbitrage.
[Middle English, arbitration, from Old French, from arbitrer, to judge, from Latin arbitr r , to give judgment; see arbitrate] |
| Noun | 1. | arbitrage - a kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in price; when there is a difference in the price of something on two different markets the arbitrageur simultaneously buys at the lower price and sells at the higher price
risk arbitrage, takeover arbitrage - arbitrage involving risk; as in the simultaneous purchase of stock in a target company and sale of stock in its potential acquirer; if the takeover fails the arbitrageur may lose a great deal of money
investing, investment - the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit |
| Verb | 1. | arbitrage - practice arbitrage, as in the stock market
commerce,
commercialism,
mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) for supplying commodities (goods and services)
merchandise, trade
- engage in the trade of |