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 (synset 101095889)
    is a type of: investing, investment - the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
    subtypes: 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
Verb
  1. Practice arbitrage, as in the stock market (synset 202265766)
    referred to in: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
    is a type of: merchandise, trade - engage in the trade of

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