Alpha capture system
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An alpha capture system is a computer system that enables investment banks and other organizations to submit "trading ideas" or "trade ideas"cite-ref-tim-ideas-1-0[1] to clients in a written electronic format, for example TIM Group's TIM Ideas product or Bloomberg LP's Trade Ideas product.cite-ref-2[2]
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Introduction
Financial Services Authority Markets Division: Newsletter on Market Conduct and Transaction Reporting Issues, Issue No. 17, September 2006,cite-ref-fsa-3-0[3]
First used in 2001 by Marshall Wacecite-ref-firstcoverage-4-0[4] they are an alternative to the traditional stockbrokering approach of communicating ideas and strategies to clients face-to-face or over the telephone.cite-ref-fsa-3-1[3]
Terminology
The term alpha capture refers to the aim of such systems to help investors find alpha or market-beating returns on investments.cite-ref-5[5]
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References
cite-note-tim-ideas-11. ↑ [1] Archived 2013-09-29 at the Wayback Machine TIM Ideas
cite-note-22. ↑ "What is Options Trading?". Retrieved 2023-08-02.
cite-note-fsa-33. ↑ Market Watch, retrieved 8 January 2009
cite-note-firstcoverage-44. ↑ Wall Street Redefined by Bill Alpert, First Coverage, retrieved 8 January 2009
cite-note-55. ↑ "Precision Trading & Dynamic Risk Management". 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
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