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title: Short Selling and Arbitrage
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/wsi-wschap-9789811280306-0021/
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updated: 2026-09-26
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identifier: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789811280306_0021
source_url: https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldscientific.com%2Fdoi%2Fpdf%2F10.1142%2F9789811280306_0021%3Bh%3Drepec%3Awsi%3Awschap%3A9789811280306_0021
featured: 2023-12-20
citations: unknown
topic: Trading, Microstructure & Execution
---


# Short Selling and Arbitrage

The study reveals that arbitrage opportunities in financial markets can only be exploited through short selling, emphasizing the bankruptcy risk involved.

- Source: https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldscientific.com%2Fdoi%2Fpdf%2F10.1142%2F9789811280306_0021%3Bh%3Drepec%3Awsi%3Awschap%3A9789811280306_0021
- Identifier: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789811280306_0021
- Released: 2023-12-20
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 30 (2023-12-20): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2023-12-20/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Trading, Microstructure & Execution

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