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Old 08-18-2007, 05:42 PM
NajdorfDefense NajdorfDefense is offline
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Default Re: OATS -- worth a gamble? (arbitrage bet)

Yes, as the posters above explained. However, cash deal or no, it's still not a true 'arb' as you think about it. It is not risk-free. With strategies in bonds and Convertible Arb, you can make real arbs, however. In stock mergers you always have deal risk.
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