arbitrageur

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun 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)

Etymology

Pseudo-Gallicism, from arbitrage + French -eur (the French term is arbitragiste).

In classic literature

Synonyms

arbitrager, arb

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