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arbitrage

 (n): a kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in price; when there is a difference in the price of something on two different markets the arbitrageur simultaneously buys at the lower price and sells at the higher price
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10 months ago seanahan said:

Used in finance to describe the purchasing and immediate selling of goods or stocks to take advantage of momentary price fluctuations.

10 months ago kewpid said:

Money gained by rent-seekers and other unproductive people

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