noun

arbitrage

arbitrage

He made a profit through currency arbitrage.

He made a profit through currency arbitrage.

Arbitrage opportunities are usually short-lived.

Arbitrage opportunities are usually short-lived.

((noun)) an uncountable noun used as a subject or object. He made a profit through currency arbitrage.

Synonyms: (none, it's a specific term)

From French 'arbitrage' (judgment, arbitration), from 'arbitrer' (to judge). The financial sense comes from making a judgment between two prices.

Think of an 'arbiter' (a judge) who makes a 'judgment' between two prices and takes the profit.

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