Measure of risk-adjusted performance. Some refer to the alpha as the difference between the investment return and the benchmark return. However, this does not properly adjust for risk. More appropriat [..]

A measure of the difference between a fund's actual returns and its expected performance, given its level of risk as measured by beta.

The use of alphabetic characters or an alphabetic character string

The return on an asset in excess of the asset’s required rate of return; the risk-adjusted return.Synonyms: abnormal return risk-adjusted return

c. 1300, from Latin alpha, from Greek alpha, from Hebrew or Phoenician aleph (see aleph). The Greeks added -a because Greek words cannot end in most consonants. Sense of "beginning of anything&qu [..]

A coefficient which measures risk-adjusted performance, factoring in the risk due to the specific security (debt or equity), rather than the overall market. A high value for alpha implies that the sec [..]

first.

animal having the highest rank in a group.

The return on a security or fund that is in excess of its risk adjusted performance compared to a benchmark index; it can also mean the value that a fund manager is expected to add to a fund.

A stock's alpha is an analyst's estimate of its potential price increase based on the rate at which the company's earnings are growing and other aspects of the company's current performance. For example, if a stock has an alpha of 1.15, that means the analyst expects a 15% price increase in a year when stock prices i [..]

Designator for the letter "A" in the International Phonetic Alphabet.

The abbreviation for probability of error in statistical results. See Type I Error. (a)

military phonetic for the letter 'A'

A measure of the residual risk that an investor takes for investing in a fund rather than a market index. It represents the difference between a mutual fund's actual performance and the perfo [..]

An Alpha value indicates the transparency of a pixel. Besides its Red, Green and Blue values, a pixel has an alpha value. The smaller the alpha value of a pixel, the more visible the colors below it. [..]

(A), the first letter of the Greek alphabet. With Omega, the last letter, it is used in the Old Testament and in the New to express the eternity of God, as including both the beginning and the end. (R [..]

Definition A coefficient which measures risk-adjusted performance, factoring in the risk due to the specific security, rather than the overall market. A high value for alpha implies that the stock or [..]

noun. the probability of a type I error.

Returns on a portfolio which exceed those indicated by movements in the index for the asset class in question. Usually alpha is achieved by appointing fund managers with specific skills in selecting t [..]

1. The very first stages of tests on a pre-released product; usually internal only. See beta. 2. A powerful RISC processor developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) used in their line of workstations and servers. The DEC organization is now part of Compaq computer. It is the only microprocessor, other than x86 microprocessors, that runs Wind [..]

Alpha is a risk adjusted statistical measure of performance. Alpha takes the volatility (price risk) of a managed portfolio of equities or alternative assets and compares its risk-adjusted performance to a benchmark index. The excess return of the fund relative to the return of the benchmark index is a fund's alpha. Alpha can be thought of [..]

That which is first.

Measure of risk-adjusted performance that compares how the constituents move relative to a benchmark.

Measure of a stock's performance beyond what its beta

Alpha is the term used to describe the risk adjusted outperformance of an investment. A large alpha indicates good performance relative to the market.

Alpha (which is also known as the alpha coefficient) is a way of analysing the value that an active fund manager…

Tool to evaluate selection risk or residual risk in a mutual fund when compared with the market. Positive alpha represents the additional return given to investors in exchange for risk, instead of set [..]

Measure of risk-adjusted performance. Alpha takes into account the volatility of a particular portfolio and matches the risk-adjusted performance of that portfolio against a benchmark index.

, also known as "excess return" or "abnormal rate of return," is one of the most widely used measures of risk-adjusted performance. The number shows how much better or worse a fund performed relative to a benchmark. This difference is then attributed to the decisions made by the fund's management. (adsbygoogle = window.adsb [..]

An Alpha is a RISC processor invented by Digital and currently produced by Digital/Compaq and Samsung. A few different OSes run on Alpha based machines including Digital UNIX, Windows NT, Linux, NetBS [..]

The measure of a fund's risk-adjusted return. Alpha is derived by compares the fund's actual returns and the expected returns as determined by its level of risk (beta). A positive alpha indicates the fund has performed better than expected, while a negative alpha indicates the fund has underperformed.

(n) the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet(n) the beginning of a series or sequence(adj) first in order of importance(adj) early testing stage of a software or hardware product

A Yield indicator based on the risk of a security or a portfolio in relation to the market risk. A positive Alpha indicates the extra yield of the security or portfolio awarded to the investor for hav [..]

a 64-bit RISC microprocessor architecture introduced by DEC (the former Digital Equipment Corp.) in 1992. Compaq inherited the Alpha by acquiring DEC in 1998; Hewlett-Packard inherited the Alpha by ac [..]

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry Alpha (α) subdirectory α,β-Unsaturated α-Amino acid α-Anomer α-Carbon α-Elimination α-Glycoside    α-Helix α-Hydrogen α-Tocopherol Alpha-amino acid Alpha-carb [..]

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry Alpha, beta-unsaturated (α,β-unsaturated): A molecule having a pi bond between the alpha and beta carbons adjacent to a carbonyl group. Generic α,β-unsaturate [..]

The risk-adjusted net return achieved by an investment fund. Alpha is a measure of the risk-adjusted return and is also referred to as the outperformance return. It allows the fund manager's information advantage to be measured against the market. If the alpha is positive and statistically significant, this is an indication that the manager ha [..]

The principal Cyclooxygenase metabolite of Arachidonic Acid. It is released upon activation of Mast Cells and is also synthesized by Alveolar Macrophages. Among its many biological actions, the most i [..]

The physiologically active and stable Hydrolysis product of Epoprostenol. Found in nearly all mammalian Tissue.

One of the Estrogen Receptors that has marked affinity for Estradiol. Its expression and function differs from, and in some ways opposes, Estrogen Receptor beta.

A low affinity Interleukin-15 Receptor subunit that combines with the Interleukin-2 Receptor beta Subunit and the Interleukin Receptor Common gamma-Chain to form a high affinity receptor for Interleuk [..]

A naturally occurring prostaglandin that has oxytocic, luteolytic, and abortifacient activities. Due to its vasocontractile properties, the compound has a variety of other biological actions.

The most common and most biologically active of the mammalian Prostaglandins. It Exhibits most biological activities characteristic of Prostaglandins and has been used extensively as an oxytocic agent [..]

The physiologically active form of Vitamin D. It is formed primarily in the Kidney by enzymatic Hydroxylation of 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol (Calcifediol). Its production is stimulated by low Blood Calc [..]

A reagent used for the determination of Iron.

Commonly used as a symbol to denote a known quantity. Prefixed to name of a constellation, it denotes principal star in that constellation.

A measure of a mutual fund’s risk relative to the market. A positive alpha is the extra return awarded to the investor for taking additional risk rather than accepting the market return.

In a group of dogs, the "top dog," is alpha; groups of dogs will also have a higher alpha which is the owner of the dogs.

Alpha is a measure of the performance of actively managed funds. It is the return that is generated in excess of the fund's benchmark index. A positive alpha of one means a fund has beaten its benchmark by one per cent, a negative alpha of one means it has underperformed by one per cent.

The amount of return expected from an investment from its inherent value.

A measure which describes whether an actively managed portfolio has added value in relation to the amount of risk taken relative to the benchmark. A positive alpha indicates that a manager has produced additional value.

A measure which can help you identify whether an actively managed portfolio has added value in relation to risk taken relative to a benchmark index. A positive Alpha indicates that a manager has added [..]

A risk-adjusted measure of excess return generated by a fund versus its benchmark index. Alpha subtracts the risk-free rate from the returns of both the fund and its benchmark. A positive alpha means [..]

In relation to investments, returns earned that are in excess of the return generally available from the market concerned on a risk adjusted basis.

The excess return of a fund relative to the return on its benchmark adjusted for risk.

A measure which can help you identify whether an actively managed portfolio has added value in relation to risk taken relative to a benchmark index. A positive Alpha indicates that a manager has added value.

The value of the intercept in the capital asset pricing model. It is the risk-adjusted excess return

A mathematical measurement of the amount of return expected from an investment. For example, an alpha of 1.20 indicates that a stock is projected to rise 20% in a year when the return on the market an [..]

Alpha is a mathematical measurement of the amount of return expected from an investment. Alpha measures a fund's performance after adjusting for the fund's systematic risk as measured by the [..]

A positive alpha is a measure of how much a fund has outperformed its benchmark, and a negative alpha is a measure of how much a fund has underperformed its benchmark. As the benchmark is assumed to have a return of zero any returns over this are often seen as a key measure of the ‘added value’ of an active fund manager. Alternatives

<programming language> (Or "Input") An extension of ALGOL 60 for the M-20 computer developed by A.P. Ershov at Novosibirsk in 1961. ALPHA includes matrix operations, slices, and complex arithmetic. ["The Alpha Automatic Programming System", A.P. Ershov ed., A-P 1971]. (01 Mar 1995)

<microprocessor> 1. <tool> A compiler generator written by Andreas Koschinsky <koschins@cs.tu-berlin.de> and described in his thesis at the Technische Universitaet Berlin. Alpha takes an attribute grammar and uses Bison and Flex to generate a parser, a scanner and an ASE evaluator (Jazayeri and Walter). The documentation is in ger [..]

First letter of the Greek alphabet, a. (05 Mar 2000)

<enzyme> <cell biology> Forms glucose plus glucose-6-phosphate Registry number: EC 3.2.1.93 Synonyms: trehalose-6-phosphate hydrolase, phospho-alpha(1,1)glucosidase, trea gene product, trec gene product (26 Jun 1999)

<enzyme> <cell biology> Chemical name: alpha-d-glucopyranosyl-alpha-d-glucopyranose orthophosphate glucosyltransferase Registry number: EC 2.4.1.64 Synonyms: trehalose phosphorylase (26 Jun 1999)

<enzyme> <cell biology> Nadh is much less effective than NADPH; catalyses the reduction of the carbon-carbon double bond of five membered ring cpds which have two conjugated carbonyl groups on both sides of a double bond Registry number: EC 1.3.1.- Synonyms: n-ethylmaleimide reducing enzyme, NADPH-linked alpha,beta-ketoalkene double bon [..]

The letter "A" in radio comm. In squadron and aircraft abbreviations it stands for "attack"; e.g., aircraft such as the A-1 Skyraider, the A-3 Skywarrior, the A-4 Skyhawk, and the [..]

Greek symbol used to represent angle of attack

(General software term) First phase of testing software. The structure and most of the content has been developed but not all the intended features may be present. Alpha tests are typically run in-hou [..]

The first stage of out-of-house testing for a game to find any bugs or glitches in the software.

Alpha is a version of a video game that has most features completed. It is the stage at which the whole game should be playable from start to finish. Alpha can be somewhat ambiguous as some department [..]

An alpha version of a game is a version where you can play through a level of the game from start to finish. (See also Beta)

The amount of damage that a gun does in a single shot.

a were of very high level power, a dominant individual

A measure of risk-adjusted return, Alpha combines the volatility that the fund's price has experienced relative to the market, and the returns the fund has generated relative to the market to define the "excess return" of a fund. A negative Alpha means a fund has under performed its index relative to how much volatility it has shown [..]

See Type I error

Ratio of collector current to emitter current in a bipolar junction transistor (BJT). Greek letter alpha &quot;a

Ratio of collector current to emitter current in a bipolar junction transistor (BJT). Greek letter alpha “α” is the symbol used.

a statistical concoction that’s supposed to measure the excess performance of a mutual fund compared to the performance expected for its Beta. Higher is better. Alpha is also used by momentum investin [..]

Premium that an investment portfolio earns above a given point of reference; a measure of stock performance independent of the market.

A statistical measurement of risk versus performance used to determine the percentage of the change in a stock's price due to factors internal to the company rather than to the stock market's fluctuations. See also Beta

A statistical measure of performance adjusted for risk. Alpha reflects the amount by which an ETF outperforms or underperforms based upon its level of risk. Positive alpha means a fund performed greater than its risk would suggest, while negative Alpha means the fund under performed. An ETF of Alpha 1.5 outperformed its index by 1.5% as predicted b [..]

The difference between the expected performance and the actual returns of a mutual fund (adjusted for risk / beta). A positive alpha means the fund has outperformed expectations despite risk and negative alpha means it has underperformed.

A value that reflects the excess of a mutual fund's performance when compared to its expected Beta performance.

A technical risk ratio that expresses the “excess return” on an investment. Alpha takes the volatility (price risk) of a unit trust fund and compares its risk-adjusted performance to a benchmark index [..]

the amount by which a money manager’s performance exceeds his or her benchmark index

The emitter-to-collector current gain in a common-base circuit of a transistor. Also refer to the section covering Transistor Terms. [Transistor Manufacturers].

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Measure of risk-adjusted performance. Some refer to the alpha as the difference between the investment return and the benchmark return. However, this does not properly adjust for risk. More appropriat [..]

A term used in fund management. It refers to the return a portfolio manager makes over and above the return he would have got from a portfolio invested in an index representing the market. It is there [..]

From the name of the first letter in the Greek alphabet, Α.

The premium an investment earns above a set standard.