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AMZN: $235.15 ↓ 0.23%
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Arbitrage

📖Definition: The practice of exploiting price differences of the same asset across different markets to generate risk-free profit

📊Why it matters: Arbitrage ensures price efficiency across markets; by balancing price discrepancies, it helps stabilize asset valuations

💡Example: If gold is priced at $1,800/oz in New York but $1,805/oz in London, a trader can buy in New York and simultaneously sell in London to pocket the $5 difference (minus transaction costs)

5. Song Of The Day 🎧

🎧Song: “Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brooks
Genre: Country
Why it hits: A timeless country anthem full of raw emotion and chorus-ready lyrics—it’s both heartfelt and wonderfully sing-alongable.

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