Refers to an individual or company engaged in arbitrage. By taking advantage of momentary disparities in prices between markets, arbitrageurs lock in a profit because the selling price is higher than the buying price. This also performs the economic function of making those markets trade for efficiently.
An individual or company that takes advantage of momentary disparities in prices between markets which enables them to lock in profits because the selling price is higher than the buying price.
person who buys and sells currencies for profit; a person who buys stakes in companies involved (or expected to be involved) in takeover bids.
A trader that attempts to profit through arbitrage. See Arbitrage.
an individual or institution who engages in arbitrage betting spread one or
an individual or institution who engages in one or the other form
a speculator who attempts to lock in near riskless profit from price differences by simultaneously entering into the purchase and sale of substantially identical financial instruments
A person who takes advantage of a temporary geographic difference in the exchange rate or securities or commodities prices, by simultaneously purchasing in one market and selling in another market.
A person who attempts to profit from the price differences of stocks, currency, or commodities that are traded on two or more market exchanges.
A market participant that profits from buying in a less expensive market and selling, typically immediately, in a more expensive market.
An arbitrageur takes advantage of momentary disparities in prices between markets. Arbitrageurs make markets more efficient by bringing the prices in line with each other.
A person who engages in arbitrage.
One who engages in arbitrage.
A person involved in arbitrage. Arbitrageurs play an important role in markets by helping to eliminate price discrepancies between markets or related products.
An investor who trades in the markets with the intention of making riskless, guaranteed profits by exploiting market inefficiencies. For example, if the same index contract is traded in two different exchanges, it should trade at the same price in both exchanges. If the prices are not the same, an arbitrageur will buy at the cheaper price and immediately sell at the more expensive price in the other market, making a guaranteed profit.