1. the practice of buying and selling the same asset in different markets to profit from price differences
Usage: finance; economics

1. to engage in arbitrage; to buy and sell assets to profit from price differences
Usage: finance; economics

Examples

• The trader made money through currency arbitrage by buying euros in London and selling them in New York.
• Oil arbitrage opportunities exist when prices differ between regional markets.
• The investment firm specializes in arbitrage between stock exchanges.
• He decided to arbitrage the price difference between the two commodity markets.
• Arbitrage helps eliminate price discrepancies across different trading platforms.
• The company’s arbitrage strategy generated consistent profits last quarter.