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At the end of the day arbitrage is zero sum, there is a fixed amount of money to be made from this market inefficiency (based on your margin, your costs and the
by askmike 8y ago
At the end of the day arbitrage is zero sum, there is a fixed amount of money to be made from this market inefficiency (based on your margin, your costs and the amount you can buy and sell). Regardless if you are the only one doing it or not (if you are not you are competing for a piece of the pie).
Note that the strategies described in this article are not arbitrage nor zero sum.