the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. 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); shortened form of arbitrageur.
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n. 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)
Word Usage
"For so-called arb traders, 3Com is the latest installment in what could be called the LBO Horror Show."