Question

If the expected return generated by a financial asset is greater than what is required for compensating the asset's risk, the demand for the financial asset will start rising exponentially such that the initial cost incurred to take a position in the financial asset (the price of the financial asset) will increase. This in turn will depress the expected returns generated by the financial asset. This process will continue till the excess return being generated by the asset ceases to exist and the asset's price becomes commensurate with the asset's risk-return profile. This entire process is known as arbitrage.

Answer 1

False

Step-by-step explanation:

Arbitrage refers to buying and selling stocks, commodities, bonds, currencies, or any other type of security. This process is carried out simultaneously, and a profit is made when the purchase price is lower than the selling price. E.g. a trader that purchases gold from a European seller and immediately sells it to an Asian buyer at a slightly higher price.

As technology advances, arbitrage has become more difficult to carry out because information is available to everyone. Before, a company could purchase a good (e.g. beef) in Texas and sell it at a higher price to a buyer in New York.