arbitrage
noun
- a simultaneous purchase and sale in two separate financial markets in order to profit from a price difference existing between them
- a buying of a large number of shares in a corporation in anticipation of, and with the expectation of making a profit from, a merger or takeover
intransitive verb arbitraged, arbitraging
to engage in arbitrage
See arbitrage in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ärˈbĭ-träzhˌ)
noun The purchase of securities on one market for immediate resale on another market in order to profit from a price discrepancy.
intransitive verb ar·bi·traged,
ar·bi·trag·ing,
ar·bi·trag·es To be involved in arbitrage.
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