Porting alpha via hedge indices

By , and Werner GorickiMay 2006 (Magazine)

To understand the concept, firstly ‘alpha’ has to be defined. Alpha is a return that is unsystematic and uncorrelated to a general market direction and risk, whereas beta is a systematic and market related return. The most important question is, what is ‘general market’? Do we only talk about overall ...

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