Word · Frequency #13582
arbitrage
套利；套汇
the practice of buying something in one market and selling it at a higher price in another to profit from the price difference
- 1.
A market activity in which a security, commodity, currency or other tradable item is bought in one market and sold simultaneously in another, in order to profit from price differences between the markets.
在一个市场买入证券、商品、货币等,同时在另一个市场卖出,以赚取差价的市场活动
- 2.
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
一种对冲投资,旨在捕捉细微的价格差异；当同一商品在两个市场存在价差时,套利者同时在低价市场买入、高价市场卖出。
在一个市场买入证券、商品、货币等,同时在另一个市场卖出,以赚取差价的市场活动；一种对冲投资,旨在捕捉细微的价格差异；当同一商品在两个市场存在价差时,套利者同时在低价市场买入、高价市场卖出。；套利；套汇；仲裁；[经] 套汇
In use
The trader used arbitrage to profit from the price difference between the two stock exchanges.
Arbitrage requires quick action because the price gap usually closes within minutes.
She studied arbitrage strategies before investing in foreign markets.
arbitrage between A and B
arbitrage 在此用法中通常为不可数名词；between 后接存在价差的两个市场。
The price gap makes profitable arbitrage between the two exchanges possible.
价格差距使得两个交易所之间有利可图的套利成为可能。
arbitrage in [market]
in 后接套利发生的具体市场或资产类别，如新兴市场、外汇市场。
She specializes in arbitrage in emerging markets.
她专门从事新兴市场中的套利。
profit from arbitrage
Connections
Collocations
- arbitrage opportunity
- 套利机会
- The trader is always looking for an arbitrage opportunity in different markets.这位交易员总是在不同市场寻找套利机会。
- price arbitrage
- 价格套利
- Price arbitrage between the two exchanges disappeared as the markets adjusted.随着市场调整，两个交易所之间的价格套利消失了。
- currency arbitrage
- 货币套利
- Currency arbitrage can be profitable when exchange rates differ across banks.当不同银行的汇率存在差异时，货币套利可能有利可图。
- risk arbitrage
- 风险套利
- He specializes in risk arbitrage involving mergers and acquisitions.他专攻涉及并购的风险套利。
- engage in arbitrage
- 进行套利
- Large institutions often engage in arbitrage to profit from small price gaps.大型机构经常进行套利，以从微小的价格差中获利。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：arbitrage 似 arbitrary（任意的）+ age，想象在两个市场间随意低买高卖赚取差价，即套利。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：金融交易、投资分析、学术讨论 arbitrage 是较正式的金融术语，多用于书面语和专业讨论中，比如市场分析或交易策略；日常口语中不常用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上6词均以 -age 结尾，且在美式发音中与 arbitrage 末尾的 /trɑʒ/ 押韵（都含 /ɑʒ/）。注意 image、manage、average 等形近词读 /ɪdʒ/，并不押韵；garage 在英式英语中也读 /ˈɡærɑːʒ/ 或 /ˈɡærɑːdʒ/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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