Arbitrage - Financial definition
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Concise definition of the term arbitrage
A strategy consisting in purchasing or selling an instrument and simultaneously taking equal and opposite position in a closely related instrument to profit from mispricing, thus allowing for a risk-free profit. Arbitrage opportunities generally exist only for short periods of time and often only yield slim profit margins.