Arbitragers

Takeover-stock speculators also are commonly called arbitragers or arbs. ❋ PAUL R. MARTIN (2002)

What this all means is that short-term arbitragers betting on a sale should side with Mr. Icahn. ❋ Boyd Erman (2011)

Investors who bet on mergers -- called arbitragers -- considered the deal among the most staid and boring of this year's M&A crop, and the march to completion was considered a sure thing. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Chinese system is a game with its own controls that can send shockwaves through global systems as local prices diverge from global asset markets and arbitragers elsewhere narrow the gap. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Suddenly, hostile takeovers were no longer taboo, a view that ultimately ushered in the deal-making frenzy of the 1980s and helped in part create the huge "deal community" of corporate raiders, lawyers, bankers, proxy solicitors, public-relations consultants, arbitragers and other hangers-on that thrives today. ❋ Ashby Jones (2011)

But with expectations that NYSE will also provide an incentive, it has been difficult for some arbitragers to bet on which side they want to put their money. ❋ Gina Chon (2011)

Air Products also says Airgas's shareholders, many of whom are merger arbitragers and have been pressing for a sale, should now be allowed to decide Airgas's fate. ❋ Gina Chon (2011)

Some arbitragers and hedge-fund investors said they see a similar amount of antitrust risk in both offers, so much of their calculation is based on valuation, in which Nasdaq has an advantage. ❋ Gina Chon (2011)

In the right form, it might provide a conduit (marketplace?) for insurance companies, speculators, hedgers, arbitragers, businesses, ph ... ❋ Unknown (2009)

"But the PBOC may also be reluctant to inject dollars onshore because that would only widen the price difference between the yuan in Shanghai and in Hong Kong and attract more arbitragers," a foreign bank trader in Shanghai said. ❋ Jean Yung (2011)

Deal arbitragers, investors who buy stock in hopes of a fast deal, jumped into Airgas's stock and at one point made up about half the investor base for the Radnor, Pa., company. ❋ Peg Brickley (2011)

Some merger arbitragers and hedge-fund investors have met with Nasdaq Chief Executive Robert Greifeld three times in the last few weeks, people familiar with the matter said. ❋ Gina Chon (2011)

Merger arbitragers are becoming antsy about the lack of antitrust approval. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The arbitragers provide supply and demand of the critical stocks, and, because they enter and exit bets at different junctures, their trades are not always damaging to the index investor, he says. ❋ Rob Curran (2011)

This event rolls around every June, to the delight of arbitragers and active-fund managers—and possibly to the harm of investors in funds linked to those indexes. ❋ Rob Curran (2011)

The new procedures, begun in 2007, have left fewer opportunities for arbitragers. ❋ Rob Curran (2011)

"Did you hear DJ [Arbitrage] at [Mardi Gras] last week?" "Ya! His set was awesome! But what was with [all the tea] cosies?" ❋ Winnipegluvah (2009)

Hey, [Rob], I just made [two points] on the [03] paper arbitrage! ❋ Adamisaspaz (2003)

Hey man #[WallStreetBets] just gave us a signal to buy and hold #TRX Tron to boost its value! Since [Robinhood] blocked our buying option for GameStop stock we are gonna boost all the [decentralized] markets with social arbitrage henceforth! ❋ Damecash (2021)

Bob: I prefer to use X instead of Y, because they have [fewer] Nazis on the platform. Jo: They used to, but there was an [arbitrage of deplorables], and now they've got the local [white nationalist] cult using them. ❋ Werdenschmidt (2021)

I wasted much of my time playing World of Warcraft, I liked [to slay] dragons and fight zombies as much as [the next guy]. But what I really enjoyed was shopping at the in-game auction house. When you had stuff you didn't want, you could sell it to other players through [auctions]. I was practicing Craigslist arbitrage. And soon my lowly little wizard had a fortune of hundreds of gold pieces. ❋ Jadesqr (2011)

Joe can use geosexual arbitrage to get a [cuter] girl in [Colombia] than he would be able to in [the United States]. ❋ H1231 (2022)

Nathan: With this [traffic], [I won't] make it to the [airport] in time unless I pull some moves off Bobby, 10 minutes later: That was sick [Traffic] Arbitrage bro ❋ SharmaAndShawarma (2015)