Arb (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The arb spotted a price discrepancy between the two markets and quickly made a trade to profit from the difference.
- As a seasoned arb, she had developed a keen eye for identifying mispricings in the market.
- The company hired a team of arbs to exploit the price differentials between the European and American markets.
- He made a fortune as an arb during the financial crisis, buying up undervalued assets and selling them at a premium.
- The arb's strategy was to buy up large blocks of stock in the morning and then sell them off in the afternoon at a higher price.