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arbitrageur
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ar·bi·tra·geur  (ärb-trä-zhûr) also ar·bi·tra·ger (ärb-träzhr)
n.
One that engages in arbitrage.

[French, from arbitrage, arbitration; see arbitrage.]
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Noun1.arbitrageur - 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)
businessman, man of affairs - a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)
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arbitrageur [ˌɑːbɪtræˈʒɜː] Narbitrajista mf


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The constant buying (or selling) of an ETF's "basket of underlying securities" and selling (or buying) of the ETF units in the secondary market, then creating (or redeeming) ETF units to be delivered against the sale permit arbitrageurs to profit on any discrepancies in the pricing of such securities.
It is easy to understand how arbitrageurs can create practical difficulties for bookmakers, but it is hard to accept the argument that
Second, arbitrageurs must be unwilling to police the resulting price inaccuracies.
 
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