Arbitrageur Arbitrageur is person that gets an income due to the is person that gets an income due to the
simultaneous purchase-sale of the same asset at the different simultaneous purchase-sale of the same asset at the different
markets, if there are different prices on them, or associate markets, if there are different prices on them, or associate
assets at violation between them of parity relations.assets at violation between them of parity relations.
Classic example of arbitration operation: arbitrageur buys in a spot-market a financial asset (share) Classic example of arbitration operation: arbitrageur buys in a spot-market a financial asset (share)
and simultaneously sells the futures contract on the same share at more high price, or vice and simultaneously sells the futures contract on the same share at more high price, or vice
versa, if the futures contract on the same share is below than cost of this share, arbitrageur versa, if the futures contract on the same share is below than cost of this share, arbitrageur
buys the futures contract and sells share. Coming from that at the end of term of appeal of the buys the futures contract and sells share. Coming from that at the end of term of appeal of the
futures contract it will cost so much, as and share in a spot-market, it is possible to do a futures contract it will cost so much, as and share in a spot-market, it is possible to do a
conclusion, that a difference in prices in the moment of transaction will be reached arbitrageur conclusion, that a difference in prices in the moment of transaction will be reached arbitrageur
without the risk. without the risk.
Profitableness of riskfree operations makes only 15 - 20 % annual. Profitableness of riskfree operations makes only 15 - 20 % annual.
By the purpose of arbitrageur, as well as speculators, there is extraction By the purpose of arbitrageur, as well as speculators, there is extraction
of income. However extracted the income of arbitrageur is without of income. However extracted the income of arbitrageur is without
some risk due to the sometimes nascent temporal disbalance of some risk due to the sometimes nascent temporal disbalance of
prices on the same assets or at the different (in geographical sense) prices on the same assets or at the different (in geographical sense)
markets, or at the same markets at the disbalance of prices in time. It markets, or at the same markets at the disbalance of prices in time. It
is natural income of arbitrageur substantially less, than at speculators. is natural income of arbitrageur substantially less, than at speculators.
It is related to that principle of «market justice» dominates at the It is related to that principle of «market justice» dominates at the
market, in accordance with which «anymore risk - anymore income» market, in accordance with which «anymore risk - anymore income»
and, accordingly, vice versa «less risk - less income». and, accordingly, vice versa «less risk - less income».