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That's sort of the very definition of arbitrage in today's modern markets - its not just the text book definition of "borrow money at a low interest rate and in
by anonu 1y ago
That's sort of the very definition of arbitrage in today's modern markets - its not just the text book definition of "borrow money at a low interest rate and invest at a higher interest rate": there's latency arbs, regulatory arbs, microstructure arbs... They belong to the firms who can research and benefit from them before others figure it out.
- RandomThoughts3 1y ago> its not just the text book definition of "borrow money at a low interest rate and invest at a higher interest rate" That’s absolutely not the textbook definition of arbitrage. Arbitrage is buy something somewhere at a price and resell it in a different market at a higher price. It’s just price arbitration hence the name. There are no other kind of arbitrage implied when people talk about arbitrage. That’s what the word means.
- anonu 1y agoWe can disagree on both points. The example (ok - not exactly the definition - but close enough) is the Triangular Arbitrage in foreign exchange. This is cited in almost every textbook on explaining the topic. The Wikipedia entry on arbitrage lists a dozen types of arbs. So while they may all be of the same "type" (buy low/sell high) there are nuances. It's like saying all cow meet is just beef: there are different cuts that taste different.