Solution

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A one-period arbitrage is a portfolio of initial-information-measurable holdings with value such that
The holdings are fixed during the period, so this is a self-financing strategy. A portfolio costing a negative amount with nonnegative terminal value also gives an arbitrage: invest its initial surplus in the strictly positive bank account to obtain a zero-cost portfolio with a strict gain. The same definition applies when further traded assets are added.

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