I'm also looking at a 4th category lately involving special situations like spinoffs and merger
arbitrage situations.
In my view, those securities are limited to the following: a) credit instruments without credit risk; b) derivative securities, including synthetics, warrants and convertibles; and c) pure risk
arbitrage situations, i.e., situations where there are relatively determinant price realization events in relatively determinant periods of time.
Risk
arbitrage situations exist only where there are relatively determinate workouts in relatively determinate periods of time, e.g., when there is an announced corporate merger.
Founded in 1949, Mutual Series has a long history as deep value investors with a very distinct style, searching aggressively for investment opportunities in undervalued stocks, merger
arbitrage situations, corporate reorganizations and distressed securities.
They also have the ability to invest beyond the equity market in «less liquid» investments, such as distressed debt, can hold short positions in merger /
arbitrage situations or to hedge market risk, and are willing to hold a up to 15 % in cash.
A risk
arbitrage situation would exist, for example, if Toyoda and Toyota Motors announced now that they intended to merge.
Speculation, on the other hand, implies shorter time frames where the speculator is attempting to exploit
an arbitrage situation.
Not exact matches
In our view, t he Fed would be highly likely to adjust the policy rate upwards in this
situation to avoid further market distortions and a potential explosion in carry trade and other counterproductive rate
arbitrage activity.
As I pointed out, if the futures price falls by enough relative to the spot price it will lead to a
situation where there is an essentially risk - free
arbitrage profit to be made by selling the physical and buying the futures.
He was buying and selling many stocks, doing
arbitrage deals, special
situations, etc... he put 100 % of his money into one special
situation at one point.
I know it sounds intuitive, but I am mentioning this because Ben Graham developed a formula for
arbitrage and special
situations that takes into account the chance of realization.
It's not a direction I would go in — I'm steering clear of the
arbitrage, personally — but it's great that you took control of a bad
situation and made something good happen.
There are also market participants involved with both near - term predictions and fundamental analysis — to wit, short sellers and risk arbitrageurs (risk
arbitrage is defined as investing in
situations where there are reasonably determinate workouts in reasonably determinate periods of time).
Risk
arbitrage, with risk
arbitrage being defined as
situations where there will be relatively determinate workouts in relatively determinate short periods of time, e.g., a publicly announced merger.
These securities are derivatives and risk
arbitrage securities, with risk
arbitrage being defined as
situations where there will be a relatively determinant workout in a relatively determinant period of time, e.g., a publicly announced merger or tender offer.
These views may have validity in risk
arbitrage type
situations where one can forecast a reasonably determinate workout in a reasonably determinate period of time and when you keep score only by looking at closing prices every night.
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Articles I've read a couple of useful articles regarding
arbitrage and special
situations.
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My focus was more towards risk
arbitrages, special
situations, and cigar butt investing.
Risk
arbitrage can be defined as acquiring interests in
situations to earn above average returns based on gauging what reasonably determinate workouts will be within reasonably determinate periods of time.
The banker was on the «Receiving» side, and so was the producer, creating an «
arbitrage»
situation — borrowing money from the banker and passing the interest cost on to Jack the consumer and then keeping the profit.
And in some
situations, you may be able to get more credited than you paid in interest, this is an example of
arbitrage.
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If you continue to play the
arbitrage game like me, do what you can while you can, and re-evaluate the
situation when the time comes.
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And in some
situations, you may be able to get more credited than you paid in interest, this is an example of
arbitrage.
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