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Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English - Cite This Source - Share This
| Main Entry: | arbitrage1 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | the process of arbitration; decision by arbitration |
| Etymology: | Latin arbitrari 'to give judgment' |
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| Main Entry: | arbitrage2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | authoritative decision or exercise of judgment |
| Etymology: | Latin arbitrari 'to give judgment' |
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| Main Entry: | arbitrage |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to engage in arbitrage |
| Etymology: | Latin arbitrari 'to give judgment' |
| Usage: | intransitive |
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ar·bi·trage 
[ahr-bi-trahzh for 1, 3; ahr-bi-trij for 2] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -traged, -trag·ing.
[ahr-bi-trahzh for 1, 3; ahr-bi-trij for 2] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -traged, -trag·ing. –noun
–verb (used without object)
| 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. |
| 3. | Finance. to engage in arbitrage. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| ar·bi·trage
(är'bĭ-träzh') Pronunciation Key
n. The purchase of securities on one market for immediate resale on another market in order to profit from a price 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 arbitrārī, to give judgment; see arbitrate.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| arbitrage | |
noun | |
| 1. | 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 |
verb | |
| 1. | practice arbitrage, as in the stock market |
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Investopedia - Cite This Source - Share This
Arbitrage
The simultaneous purchase and selling of an asset in order to profit from a differential in the price. This usually takes place on different exchanges or marketplaces. Also known as a "riskless profit".
Investopedia Commentary
Here's an example of arbitrage: Say a domestic stock trades also on a foreign exchange in another country, where it hasn't adjusted for the constantly changing exchange rate. A trader purchases the stock where it is undervalued and short sells the stock where it is overvalued, thus profiting from the difference. Arbitrage is recommended for experienced investors only.
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Wallstreet Words - Cite This Source - Share This
arbitrage
- The simultaneous purchase and sale of substantially identical assets in order to profit from a price difference between the two assets. As a hypothetical example, if General Electric common stock trades at $45 on the New York Stock Exchange and at $44.50 on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, an investor could guarantee a profit by purchasing the stock on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and simultaneously selling the same amount of stock on the NYSE. Of course, the price difference must be sufficiently great to offset commissions. Arbitrage may be employed by using various security combinations including stock and options and convertibles and stock. See also basis trading, risk arbitrage.
Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms for Today's Investor by David L. Scott.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: ar·bi·trage
Pronunciation: 'är-b&-"träzh
Function: noun
Etymology: 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 purchase of the stock of a takeover target esp. for the purpose of selling it to the raider for a profit
Main Entry: ar·bi·trage
Pronunciation: 'är-b&-"träzh
Function: noun
Etymology: 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 purchase of the stock of a takeover target esp. for the purpose of selling it to the raider for a profit
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Arbitrage
Ar"bi*trage\, n. [F., fr. arbiter to give judgment, L. arbitrari.]1. Judgment by an arbiter; authoritative determination. [Archaic] 2. (Com) A traffic in bills of exchange (see Arbitration of Exchange); also, a traffic in stocks which bear differing values at the same time in different markets.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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