Arbitrage opportunities is a condition where an investor can buy a security and simultaneously sell another same or similar one at a higher price, profiting from a temporary difference in prices. In theory, it is considered riskless profit for the investor/trader. If all markets were perfectly efficient, there would never be any arbitrage opportunities - but markets seldom remain perfect.

However, executing trades involving arbitrage can be risky. Most forms of arbitrage require precise timing, and individual investors do not have the resources to execute these trades efficiently. UIAF has opened up this domain to individual investors with their Cross-Market Arbitrage and New Stock Arbitrage products. These strategies offer opportunities to participate in arbitrage trades with low risk and high return: