Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

Arbitrage is a fundamental concept in finance, playing a crucial role in determining prices for assets like currencies, ...

Risk-free profit. It sounds nice, doesn't it? That's what arbitrage strategies look to accomplish. But what is arbitrage? The term "arbitrage" tends to get thrown around a lot, and not always ...

One by one, the opportunities to make arbitrage profits out of convertible bonds have disappeared. It’s no wonder the smartest hedge funds are bailing out. GLG, one of the biggest, recently entered ...

Arbitrage is a fancy financial term with French roots that's occasionally tossed around in investing conversations and write-ups. It's one of the more interesting concepts in finance, and it's ...

When I was in grade school, I knew the favorite Starburst flavors of all my friends. I was the oddball who liked the lemon Starbursts while most of my classmates preferred cherry or strawberry. Of ...