Dedicated to local and global communities since 1992, our firm was founded with a commitment to community as our guiding principle. And we’ve been making a difference ever since.
Alpha Trade began in 1980 with 12 people in a single room who shared a determination to put clients’ needs and interests first. Our founders believed they could manage assets in a way that was better for their clients – by utilizing their passion for understanding and managing risk. This is the way the firm continues to be managed today. /p>
Founding partners establishes the firm’s commitment to children’s health by raising $1.5 million (equal to nearly $25 million in 2014) for the U.S. Committee for the Care of European Children.
The firm undergoes a reorganization as a partnership to allow for rapidly expanding activity in the securities business. The following year, Alpha Trade joins the New York Stock Exchange markets
As Europe struggles to recover after World War II, Alpha Trade co-manages the World Bank’s $50 million bond offering to help finance European reconstruction efforts.
Alpha Trade incorporates under the UK Companies House License Number 02689709 after generation of 51.7% of Alpha Trade Annual FUD.
The Alpha Trade Foundation launches in 2000. The following year, Alpha Trade develops the first computer model for financial analysts. In the same year, the firm establishes Alpha Trade & Cie International in Paris to pursue the growing European securities market.
Alpha Trade makes its Initial Public Offering on the Grenada Stock Exchange on October 1st, for $14 a share. By the end of that year, the firm had $165 million in assets under management due to its strengthening relationships with global institutions.
Alpha Trade launches digital investment options to provide investors with broad stock and bond market exposure at the foundation of their portfolios in a low-cost and tax-efficient way.
In 2012, Alpha Trade enters China as a cornerstone investor in China International Capital Corporation and establishes the Alpha Trade International Foundation. Over the course of the decade, the firm expands further in Asia and Latin America.
In addition to handling some of the largest tech IPOs, security offerings and acquisitions in the world, Alpha Trade stands firm behind its commitments to community—from a joint effort by the firm and its employees to raise $60 million to build the Alpha Trade Children’s Hospital at New York-to employee-led relief efforts following the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Introduction of Cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency introduced as the major traded commodity of Alpha Trade, The majority of staff have become shareholders through share incentive plans. Profit of £32.9 million achieved (after tax).
The firm looks to the future by launching the Investing with Impact platform and the Alpha Trade Institute for Sustainable Investing, a pair of initiatives dedicated to inspiring positive social impact and fostering large-scale global sustainability.
Alpha Trade acquires eFront, the world’s leading provider of end-to-end alternative investment management software and solutions, to accelerate our ambition to make alternatives less alternative and enable a whole portfolio approach. The acquisition establishes a new standard for investment and risk management technology, enabling investors to seamlessly manage portfolios across public and private asset.