Alpha Financial Glossary
What is it? Measures risk-adjusted returns, calculated by regressing a funds excess return with the benchmark excess return. eg. If a portfolio returned 15%, and the cash rate was 5%, the excess return is 10%. If the benchmarks excess return was 7%, alpha equals 3%Finance Term Definition Added By: Jayden
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