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Alpha Stocks

The most commonly traded stocks on an exchange, especially those with the largest market capitalization. For example, an exchange with 2,000 companies trading on it may designate 150 alpha stocks.

alpha stock

the STOCKS and SHARES (generally of large well-established companies) listed on the STOCK MARKET which are highly regarded by investors.

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The alpha stocks, aside from JGS, include Alliance Global (+27.4 percent), Bloomberry (+24 percent), ICTSI (+20.5 percent), San Miguel (+12 percent), Universal Robina (+11 percent), Robinsons Land (+10 percent), Puregold (+6.5 percent), Security Bank (+4.6 percent) and First Gen (+2.2 percent).

Last year, when opportunity costs were higher due to the rise in interest rates, there were only four alpha stocks with median return of only 11 percent.

This year, despite the recovery in the share prices, the median return of the present alpha stocks so far is only 12 percent.

If the stock market will continue to trend upward over the coming weeks, we should expect the number of alpha stocks to rise with larger returns.