What is Hard filter?

A hard filter is an eligibility gate on AllocatIN (for example asset class, ticket band, geography, or structure). Candidates that fail hard filters are not treated as eligible matches.

Example

An allocator mandate limited to Europe fails a hard geography filter against a US-only strategy.

Industry / product context

Hard filters run before soft-fit ranking.
The public Allocator fit checker demonstrates the same hard-then-soft pattern.

Exceptions

Hard filters are workflow eligibility signals, not investment advice.

Related terms

Soft-fit
Power Intro
Manager/Allocator matching guide
What is AllocatIN?

Sources

Definitions describe AllocatIN product behaviour as documented on About, Help, Pricing, and Guides. We do not invent industry-wide statistics here.

Published: 26 September 2026
Last reviewed: 26 September 2026

Full glossary

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