Is it possible for retail traders to trade equity arb stuff.
For example:
SGB/WBC spread
QGC/SHG spread
BHP/BLT LN spread
etc
If someone in this room trades this, please message me.
Kind regards,
smiley20
skc
16th-October-2008, 02:04 PM
It would be difficult to do equity arb trade when you can't short shares.
MRC & Co
16th-October-2008, 03:30 PM
lol, true! You cannot short stocks so cannot do spreads on individual equities.
However, yes, retail traders can do them, why not?
smiley20
17th-October-2008, 03:40 AM
Understood that you cannot short stocks at the moment and restricting you from doing these arbs. Is there any site which dedicates to this type of trading in-case I miss any deals? Thanks
mazzatelli1000
18th-October-2008, 07:12 AM
Hi,
Is it possible for retail traders to trade equity arb stuff.
For example:
SGB/WBC spread
QGC/SHG spread
BHP/BLT LN spread
etc
If someone in this room trades this, please message me.
Kind regards,
smiley20
It can be done with options whether just calls or puts or vertical spreads
But Oz options are not very liquid
US would be more suitable
smiley20
18th-October-2008, 03:53 PM
Does anyone focus on equity arb? In terms of takeovers, preference shares etc?
skyQuake
19th-October-2008, 01:17 AM
Does anyone focus on equity arb? In terms of takeovers, preference shares etc?
Staple food for quite a few hedge funds. Most of here probably don't have the capital or timeframe to effectively equity arb.
