Arbitrage involves entering into financial transactions to obtain risk-free profits by leveraging differences in interest rates, exchange rates, or commodity prices between different markets.
An arbitrageur is a person or firm engaged in arbitrage, taking advantage of price differences of the same security in different markets. They attempt to profit from these discrepancies without exposing themselves to significant risk.
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