n someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential)
Boesky had fingered Martin Siegel, a former Kidder merger specialist who supplied the arbitrager with tips on takeovers.
If stock prices rise, the arbitrager will make a handsome return upon selling the shares; the money lost on the futures side of the transaction will not be enough to offset the .
The trial is a measure of just how far the '80s' flashiest arbitrager has fallen.
Activist Investor Wants Bob Evans Farms To Put Real Estate on Investors’ Menu Noted Swedish investment banker and risk arbitrager Tom Sandell, who knows a thing or two about REIT dividend plays, thinks national restaurant operator Bob Evans Farms Inc. would make a great candidate for a real estate play. As a significant investor in Bob Evans Farms, Sandell is urging the firm to take actions to unlock shareholder value, including selling and leasing back its 482 owned ...
Oct. 30, 2013 - CoStar Group