FT Alphaville is a free daily news and commentary service giving financial market professionals the information they need, when they need it.  Focusing on M&A activity, fund raising and the core financial sector, including the private equity and hedge fund industries, Alphaville has three components: 

• The 6.00 AM Cut, a morning briefing note published right at the beginning of the working day in the UK and Europe. Designed primarily for our readers on the move, this email service provides a quick and accessible digest of key financial news and analysis from the FT and other publications.   

• Rolling news and commentary through the UK and European trading day posted at FT.com/alphaville. From 7.30am in London, readers get quick alerts on important breaking news, guidance on where to go for quality comment and analysis, and timely notification of crucial FT.com content, including Lex Live. The service also introduces the first regular report on activity in the rapidly evolving Credit Default Swap market, which appears on the site each day at Noon.   

• Markets Live, a real-time markets commentary service using modern messaging technology to provide near-instant views on which assets are moving, and why. This hour-long service begins daily at 11am, London time.   

The Alphaville editorial team is headed by Paul Murphy, an award-winning financial journalist who has spent almost two decades commenting on financial sector developments and breaking large takeover news.  The editorial thinking underpinning this new service from FT.com is that in a world where market professionals are inundated with information there is a pressing need to edit and filter, and hopefully sow a few ideas along the way.   

This phase one launch of Alphaville will be followed by a series of functionality upgrades over the coming months.   

We welcome feedback, and positively encourage news tips and story ideas. Email the editorial team at: alphaville@ft.com or telephone +44 20 7873 4776