[July 2021] Arbitrage Funds – Should you invest in it ? – Details & Review
Arbitrage Funds, as the name suggests, are the funds which make money from Arbitrage opportunities. Many investors are not familiar with this type of Mutual Funds. They normally know Equity Funds and Debt Funds etc and think Arbitrage Funds are just other fancy schemes under Equity Funds. However this is not the case.
Arbitrage Funds Definition / Meaning
"Arbitrage" means - The simultaneous buying and selling of securities, currency, or commodities in different markets or in derivative forms in order to take advantage of differing prices for the same asset.
Actually, Arbitrage Funds are niche category of mutual funds that aim to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities between spot (cash) and future markets. The arbitrage is sought by taking advantage of the mis-pricing between the ca...