arbitrage — ar·bi·trage / är bə ˌträzh/ n [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… … Law dictionary
ARBITRAGE — Au lieu de porter leurs contestations devant les tribunaux, il arrive fréquemment que les particuliers s’adressent à d’autres personnes en vue d’arbitrer un différend. L’institution de l’arbitrage est de tous les temps. Il est permis de penser… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Arbitrage pricing theory — (APT), in finance, is a general theory of asset pricing, that has become influential in the pricing of shares. APT holds that the expected return of a financial asset can be modeled as a linear function of various macro economic factors or… … Wikipedia
arbitrage — [är′bə träzh΄] n. [LME < Fr < arbitrer, to judge < L arbitrari: see ARBITRATE; for 2, < Fr arbitrage] 1. a simultaneous purchase and sale in two separate financial markets in order to profit from a price difference existing between… … English World dictionary
PROFIT — La difficulté, maintes fois soulignée, d’une définition du profit tient à trois types de raisons: en premier lieu, la non concordance du point de vue du comptable (généralement dominé par le souci fiscal) et de celui de l’économiste (préoccupé… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Arbitrage — Ar bi*trage, n. [F., fr. arbiter to give judgment, L. arbitrari.] 1. Judgment by an arbiter; authoritative determination. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] 2. (Com.) A traffic in bills of exchange (see {Arbitration of Exchange}). [1913 Webster] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arbitrage — For the upcoming film, see Arbitrage (film). Not to be confused with Arbitration. In economics and finance, arbitrage (IPA: /ˈɑrbɨtrɑːʒ/) is the practice of taking advantage of a price difference between two or more markets: striking a… … Wikipedia
Arbitrage betting — Betting arbitrage, surebets, sports arbitraging is a particular case of arbitrage arising on betting markets due to either bookmakers different opinions on event outcomes or plain errors. By placing one bet per each outcome with different betting … Wikipedia
arbitrage — The purchase of a commodity against the simultaneous sale of a commodity to profit from unequal prices. The two transactions may take place on different exchanges, between two different commodities, in different delivery months, or between the… … Financial and business terms
arbitrage — /ahr bi trahzh / for 1, 3; /ahr bi trij/ for 2, n., v., arbitraged, arbitraging. n. 1. Finance. the simultaneous purchase and sale of the same securities, commodities, or foreign exchange in different markets to profit from unequal prices. 2.… … Universalium
Arbitrage — The simultaneous buying and selling of a security at two different prices in two different markets, resulting in profits without risk. Perfectly efficient markets present no arbitrage opportunities. Perfectly efficient markets seldom exist. The… … Financial and business terms
