alpha
Definition 1
UK: One of the four classifications (with beta, gamma, and delta) of the largest and most traded stocks on London Stock Exchange (LSE) under the 'normal market size' classification system.
Definition 2
US: Measure of price volatility of a stock (shares). Alpha methodology tries to separate the price movements of a particular stock from those of the stockmarket, and focuses on fundamentals such as the growth rate of stock's earnings per share (EPS). A high alpha score means the stock is expected to remain stable no matter how the stockmarket behaves. See also beta.
alpha is in the Securities & Futures Trading subject.
alpha appears in the definitions of the following terms: carrier code, radiation, volatility, beta and type 1 error
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