DEFINITION:
Arbitrage
Arbitrage is a term used in finance to describe taking advantage of price differences between two similar assets. In this case, the ETF and its underlying basket represent the same thing and can be converted from one into the other. For example, if the price of the ETF gets too high, traders would be able to sell the ETF and buy the underlying basket, capturing the price difference between them.
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