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arbitrage: see foreign exchange foreign exchange, methods and instruments used to adjust the payment of debts between two nations that employ different currency systems. A nation's balance of payments has an important effect on the exchange rate of its currency. ..... Click the link for more information. . arbitrageBusiness operation involving the purchase of foreign currency, gold, financial securities, or commodities in one market and their almost simultaneous sale in another market, in order to profit from price differentials existing between the markets. In the 1980s a form of speculation called risk arbitrage arose, in which speculators tried to identify companies targeted for takeover and buy blocks of their stock, to be resold at a profit when the takeover was announced and the company's stock rose in value. See also insider trading; security. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The issuers and banks were, in effect, arbitraging their respective tax rates and tax positions by converting fully taxable interest income into tax-exempt dividends. First, and most important, there are concerns that massive fund inflows into the industry are challenging the performance of some traditionally successful hedge fund strategies by arbitraging away profit opportunities. Buying distressed equity or bonds is okay, and so is arbitraging. |
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