Arbitrage trading strategy

Discussion in 'Trading' started by Chuck Krug, Aug 3, 2016.

  1. I am ever reading about arbitrage trading strategy, which take benefit from different price on one goods on different place, this is profitable strategy maybe but still don't know how to use arbitrage on forex seems this is complicated formula
     
  2. 2rosy

    2rosy

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  3. MrMuppet

    MrMuppet

    Lol...thats pure retail snake oil. The author doesn't seem to understand, that his CL example is just a calendar spread, so these are in reality two different assets.

    There is no arb, just betting on mean reversion of a spread...and on spreads this narrow it's all algos. Good luck trying to execute by hand
     
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  4. Thanks for your answer, 2rosy.
    I don't know what that spreadsheet means though.
    Do you think a spread strategy as mentioned in the article could still work?
     
  5. I agree with the other posters. Arbitrage is not a word to be abused lightly. What the article describes is emphatically not arbitrage. It's idiotic to describe it as such.
     
  6. IAS_LLC

    IAS_LLC

    I wonder if that author has actually ever traded a calander spread....arrr, I mean, arb'd crude oil...
     
  7. Might I add that the whole "wise old Master" and "young Apprentice" schtick is really really annoying, especially when the "Master" spouts utter bullsh1t.
     
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  8. newwurldmn

    newwurldmn

    It was a real conversation at a Shaolin temple.
     
    #10     Aug 3, 2016