Alpha (investment) — Alpha is a risk adjusted measure of the so called active return on an investment. It is the return in excess of the compensation for the risk borne, and thus commonly used to assess active managers performances. Often, the return of a benchmark… … Wikipedia
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Alpha 1-antitrypsin — or α1 antitrypsin (A1AT) is a glycoprotein and generally known as serum trypsin inhibitor. The correct name, however, is alpha 1 proteinase inhibitor (A1PI) because it is a serine protease inhibitor (serpin) inhibiting a wide variety of proteases … Wikipedia
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Alpha — may refer to:The Greek letter alphaAlpha (letter), a letter in the Greek alphabet. α may be used as the symbol for: *Alpha channel, describing transparency and opacity in computer graphics *Angle of attack in aerodynamics *Common base current… … Wikipedia
Beta (finance) — The beta coefficient, in terms of finance and investing, describes how the expected return of a stock or portfolio is correlated to the return of the financial market as a whole. [cite book last = Levinson first = Mark year = 2006 title = Guide… … Wikipedia
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alpha — Measure of risk adjusted performance. An alpha is usually generated by regressing the security or mutual fund s excess return ( excess returns) on the S&P 500 excess return. The beta adjusts for the risk (the slope coefficient). The alpha is the… … Financial and business terms
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