Arbitrage funds are investment funds that seek to make money by taking advantage of price differences in different markets. They buy assets at a lower price in one market and sell them at a higher price in another market. This strategy aims to ensure a low-risk profit by exploiting temporary inconsistencies in prices.
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Dear Manja, Yes, STCG tax rate is 15 %
for Arbitrage funds as they are classified as Equity funds for the taxation purposes.
You may consider a combination of FD / RD + Short term Debt fund
+ Arbitrage Fund + MIP Fund.
She then moved to Allen & Company Inc., to become the Investor Relations Administrator for the Allen
Arbitrage Fund as well as the Executive Assistant to a Managing Partner.
Merger arbitrage funds hold a long position in target stocks while shorting the acquiring company profiting from the difference.
Associated Q:
do Arbitrage Funds allow STP out to other funds, as liquidation takes 3 - 4 days
Bitcoin Group, the entity behind Melbourne - based
bitcoin arbitrage fund Bitcoins Reserve, is set to list on the ASX next month.
In practical terms,
arbitrage funds seek spreads between the current price of stocks and their forward value reflected in a futures contract.
If the deal breaks, which looks increasingly likely, it would be another setback for
M&A arbitrage funds playing in Australia.
Estee group of companies
runs arbitrage funds and does market making activities in emerging markets around the world.
Generally from taxation part all debit funds attracts two types of taxation (stcg and ltcg)
except arbitrage funds.
I have reviewed the performance of the funds
under Arbitrage fund category and have provided the new list in the below table.
As you mentioned «in a declining interest rate scenario, Gilt Funds or Short - Term Debt Funds or even Dynamic Bond Funds can
outperform Arbitrage Funds»
I think it does not make sense to invest in
Arbitrage fund if u r earning an interest in FD of 8.75 % +.
I was
expecting Arbitrage funds will give acceleration to my portfolio but on the other hand they are the worst performing fund for me.
Arbitrage Plus Funds» execute investment strategies that may involve relatively more risk than
usual arbitrage funds.
The fund objective of a
typical Arbitrage Fund in India is to generate reasonable returns by predominantly investing in arbitrage opportunities in the cash and derivatives segments of the equity markets and by investing remaining balance in debt and money market instruments (like Debentures, Commercial Paper, Certificate of Deposits etc.,).
If I'm looking for an interest free investment (1 year, may renew and continue in future), will you
recommend arbitrage funding as the best option?
Dear Raghavendra, 1 — Can
consider Arbitrage funds (for 1 year +), returns on these funds are tax - free after 12 months.
Examples include JP Morgan Research Market Neutral Fund (JMNAX), Touchstone
Merger Arbitrage Fund (TMGAX) and Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX).
Calling itself a «
cryptocurrency arbitrage fund», Bitcoins Reserve hopes to buy low on one exchange and sell high on another, using automated trading software that it has developed itself.
1) Waiting for an article from you
about arbitrage funds, when to invest in this and how it works etc,... 2) people are suggesting for long terms investing in equities (stock market), how would it work, like SIP in mutual funds or??