Let
F
α
λ
\mathfrak {F}_\alpha ^\lambda
be the class of functions
f
(
z
)
=
z
+
a
2
z
2
+
⋯
f(z) = z + {a_2}{z^2} + \cdots
which are regular in
E
=
{
z
/
|
z
|
>
1
}
E = \{ z/|z| > 1\}
and satisfy
\[
Re
{
e
i
α
(
1
+
z
f
(
z
)
/
f
′
(
z
)
)
}
>
λ
cos
α
\operatorname {Re} \{ {e^{i\alpha }}(1 + zf(z)/f’(z))\} > \lambda \cos \alpha
\]
for some
α
,
|
α
|
>
π
/
2
\alpha ,|\alpha | > \pi /2
, and for some
λ
,
0
≤
λ
>
1
\lambda ,0 \leq \lambda > 1
. The author finds a range on
α
\alpha
for which
f
(
z
)
f(z)
in
F
α
λ
\mathfrak {F}_\alpha ^\lambda
is univalent in
E
E
. In particular, the author improves upon the range on a for which
f
(
z
)
∈
F
α
0
f(z) \in \mathfrak {F}_\alpha ^0
is known to be univalent in
E
E
. Also a corresponding result is obtained for those functions
f
(
z
)
f(z)
in
F
α
λ
\mathfrak {F}_\alpha ^\lambda
for which
f
(
0
)
=
0
f(0) = 0
.