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frames- [ARGM-LOC In less parched areas] , [ARGM-DIS meanwhile] , [ARG0 farmers who *T*-43 had little or no loss of production] [rel profited] [ARGM-MNR greatly] from [ARG1-from the higher prices] .
- Another proposed reform is * to have program traders answer to an `` uptick rule '' a reform instituted * after the Great Crash of 1929 that *T*-1 protects against stocks being relentlessly beaten *-2 downward by [ARG0 those] seeking * to [rel profit] from [ARG1-from lower prices] , namely short sellers .
- [ARG0 *-1] To [rel profit] from [ARG1-from an index-arbitrage opportunity] , someone who *T*-75 owns the S&P 500 widget in New York must sell it and replace it with a cheaper S&P 500 widget in Chicago .
- [ARGM-ADV If spreads available from index arbitrage are so enormous] , [ARGM-DIS surely] [ARG0 any sizable mutual-fund company] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel profit] from [ARG1-from * offering it to small investors] .
- [ARG0 Traders] [rel profit] [ARGM-MNR by *-1 trying *-2 to capture fleeting price discrepancies between stocks and the index futures or options] .
- Much of the instability in stock prices lately has been blamed *-1 on [ARG0 arbitrage trading] , designed * to [rel profit] from [ARG1-from differences in prices between stocks and index futures] .
- In stock-index arbitrage , [ARG0 traders] buy and sell large amounts of stock with offsetting trades in stock-index futures *-1 to [rel profit] from [ARG1-from fleeting price discrepancies between the two markets] .
- [ARG0 The executives] had [rel profited] [ARGM-MNR handsomely] [ARGM-MNR by * building American National Can Co. , Triangle 's chief asset] .
- Stock-index funds frequently use the futures markets as a hedging tool , but that is a far less aggressive strategy than stock-index arbitrage , in which [ARG0 traders] buy and sell big blocks of stocks with offsetting trades in stock-index futures *-2 to [rel profit] from [ARG1-from price differences] *T*-1 .
- Thus , while [ARG0 Akzo] [rel profited] [ARGM-EXT less than many rivals] from [ARG1-from the boom of recent years in petrochemicals and plastics] , it has less 0 * to fear *T*-1 from the current slump .
- But the big , often tumultuous slide in stock prices this month has turned some of [ARG0 those] who *T*-1 have been [rel profiting] from [ARG1-from the practice] against it .
- Stock-index arbitrage -- the computer-guided buying and selling of stocks with offsetting trades in stock-index futures 0 [ARG0 *T*-1] to [rel profit] from [ARG1-from fleeting price discrepancies] -- affects the OTC market directly through the 31 stocks included * in Standard & Poor 's 500-stock index .
- [ARG0 Investors] usually do n't want *-1 to take physical delivery of a contract , *-1 preferring instead *-2 to [rel profit] from [ARG1-from its price swings] and then end any obligation * to take delivery or make delivery as it nears expiration .
- [ARGM-ADV Unlike those awful Republican consultants] , [ARG0 Members] do [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel profit] [ARGM-MNR directly] from [ARG1-from HUD projects] .
- [ARG0 The broker winning the business] does n't charge commissions , but [ARGM-DIS instead] [rel profits] [ARGM-MNR by *-1 buying or selling for less than the overall package price] .
- In index arbitrage , [ARG0 program traders] buy and sell stocks and stock-index futures *-1 to [rel profit] from [ARG1-from small price discrepancies between the markets] .
- Soybean and corn futures prices moved higher on the strength of buying from [ARG0 commodity pool managers] trying * to [rel profit] from [ARG1-from technical price trends] , as well as continued export strength .
- For example , [ARG0 an investor] may seek *-1 to [rel profit] [ARGM-TMP during some takeover situations] by [ARG1-by *-2 buying stock in one company involved and shorting the stock of the other] .
- Generally , [ARG0 a short seller] expects a fall in a stock 's price and aims *-5 to [rel profit] by [ARG1-by *-6 selling borrowed shares that *T*-3 are *-7 to be replaced *-1 later] ; the short seller hopes 0 the replacement shares bought * later will cost less than those that *T*-4 were sold *-2 .
- At the opening bell , investors quickly began *-1 singling out shares of [ARG0 companies] 0 *T*-2 expected *-3 to [rel profit] or suffer [ARGM-MNR in some way] from [ARG1-from the California disaster] , including insurers , construction-related companies , refiners and housing lenders .
- In it , [ARG0 traders] buy or sell stocks and offset those positions in stock-index futures contracts *-1 to [rel profit] from [ARG1-from fleeting price discrepancies] .
- Also , investors quickly singled out stocks of [ARG0 companies] expected * to [rel profit] or suffer from [ARG1-from the disaster] .
- `` We 've known for six months the effect of this drug , and our advice to our people has been * not to buy the company 's stock , '' Dr. Starzl said *T*-2 , *-1 adding that [ARG0 *] [rel profiting] from [ARG1-from FK-506] would n't be ethical .
- As investors speculated about the long - and short-term implications , shares of a number of [ARG0 companies] that *T*-2 [ARGM-MOD might] either [rel profit] or face problems [ARGM-CAU because of the disaster] were actively traded *-1 .
- Investors expect [ARG0 SunGard Data Systems , a company that *T*-1 provides disaster recovery services for computer-dependent businesses ,] to [rel profit] from [ARG1-from the earthquake] .
- [ARG0 Traders] trying * to [rel profit] from [ARG1-from the recent volatility in financial markets] invaded the Nasdaq over-the-counter market , * prompting even more swings in stock prices .
- Despite the strong case for stocks , however , most pros warn that [ARG0 individuals] should n't try *-1 to [rel profit] from [ARG1-from short-term developments] .
- There was heavy stock-index arbitrage , as [ARG0 traders] sold big baskets of stock and bought stock-index futures *-1 to [rel profit] from [ARG1-from the price discrepancies between the two markets] .
- Fin-syn rules do n't explicitly block a network from * buying a passive , small stake in [ARG0 a company] that *T*-1 [rel profits] from [ARG1-from the rerun syndication 0 networks ca n't enjoy *T*-2] .