Jobbers and scalpers difference

[ksksat]

@Bharadwaj @sabyasachi_sadhu @siva @Newbie420 can someone help in understanding difference between a jobber, scalper and arbitrageur?

Esp wat way jobber and scalper differ in their technique.

[99Bulls]

Few have tried to answer your query here in tradingQNA earlier…

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