What is trade allocation?

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Well, the best definition. A hedge fund makes a trade, and manages several portfolios. Often, they will choose to allocate their trade to various portfolios for a number of reasons. Trade allocation specifically refers to this process, or more specifically, how the trade is allocated (pro rata, all or nothing, etc).

Asset Allocation

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Definition of 'Asset Allocation'
An investment strategy that aims to balance risk and reward by apportioning a portfolio's assets according to an individual's goals, risk tolerance and investment horizon.

The three main asset classes - equities, fixed-income, and cash and equivalents - have different levels of risk and return, so each will behave differently over time. 
 
 Investopedia explains 'Asset Allocation'
There is no simple formula that can find the right asset allocation for every individual. However, the consensus among most financial professionals is that asset allocation is one of the most important decisions that investors make. In other words, your selection of individual securities is secondary to the way you allocate your investment in stocks, bonds, and cash and equivalents, which will be the principal determinants of your investment results.

Asset-allocation mutual funds, also known as life-cycle, or target-date, funds, are an attempt to provide investors with portfolio structures that address an investor's age, risk appetite and investment objectives with an appropriate apportionment of asset classes. However, critics of this approach point out that arriving at a standardized solution for allocating portfolio assets is problematic because individual investors require individual solutions.