# Price difference trading (spreading)

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## Definition

The purchase of one futures contract and the sale of another, mainly on commodity exchanges, with the aim of making a profit from price differences between the two contracts. - Such arbitrage transactions may relate to contracts on one's own exchange (intra-market transaction), but also to price differences on different exchanges (inter-market transaction). Arbitrageurs thus ensure that the market conditions for the contracts are aligned. - See arbitrage, butterfly spread, commodity fund, contract for difference, event-driven fund, index arbitrage, commodity futures contract, speculation, futures speculator, value fund. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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