Arbitrage is a trading technique that has been around for decades, but it’s not one that most investors have heard of. However, in today’s economy, it can be a smart investment, says Brian Hopkins, ...

The headwinds of rising rates, price volatility and increased global regulatory scrutiny appear to be fading—and market sentiment is getting brighter. In merger arbitrage, arbitrageurs purchase a ...

We know that U.S. equity futures and S&P 500 index prices track each other very closely, so clearly arbitrage occurs. Today, using low latency data, we identify large amounts of the value in the S&P ...

Merger-arbitrage funds are navigating rough waters these days as M&A activity has slowed down and regulatory scrutiny has increased. These funds have shown some variation in their performance based on ...

Who knew that merger arbitrage would top the list of alternative investment (“alt”) ETFs in September? By topping, we mean on a risk-adjusted basis. For the 19 trading days ending Sept.. 25, the IQ ...

Successful NxStage Medical, Inc. deal closure further reduces the opportunity set of merger arbitrage cash spreads. Tribune Media merger arbitrage spread widens unexpectedly. Remaining spreads ...

Statistical arbitrageurs use high-tech tools to identify and capture fleeting pricing anomalies caused by technical rather than fundamental factors. But consistently executing a strategy to exploit ...

By Nimesh Vora and Jaspreet Kalra MUMBAI, Mar 28 (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India's restrictions on rupee positions are ...

As with direct stock investors, mutual fund holders, too, would have faced significant erosion in their portfolio values over the past six months, from late September on. Equity-oriented schemes ...

Negative arbitrage occurs when the cost of borrowing money is higher than the return earned on investments made with the borrowed funds. This situation can lead to financial losses for investors and ...