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What Is Arbitrage and How Is It Related to Financial Derivatives?

Arbitrage is the simultaneous purchase and sale of an asset in different markets to profit from a temporary price difference. Derivatives facilitate arbitrage, such as through 'cash-and-carry' arbitrage using futures, where traders exploit mispricing between the derivative's price and the underlying asset's spot price.

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