Dynamically Optimal Multi-period Mean-Variance Portfolio subject to Proportional Transaction Costs and No-shorting Constraint

Author(s):  
Chi Seng Pun ◽  
Zi Ye
2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-47
Author(s):  
Jun Young Park ◽  
Chongseok Hyun

The trade-off between cost and risk of discretely rebalanced ELS hedges is analyzed under the proportional transaction costs. The analysis shows that the transaction costs have a considerable impact on the hedging performance. The trade-off, or mean-variance graphs move in the right and lower directions in cases that the drift or the volatility of the underlying asset increases, the redemption level of the ELS decreases, or the maturity of the ELS gets longer. The underlying asset move-based strategy (UAMB) reveals better performances than the time-based strategy (TS), while the delta move-based strategy (DMB) shows worse results. However, as the volatility of the underlying asset grows, the time-based strategy shows worse performances than the other two strategies does. The difficulty of computational burden in simulating the hedge procedure is alleviated using the vectorized scheme, which makes the simulation analysis in feasible time.


1998 ◽  
Vol 01 (03) ◽  
pp. 315-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. R. C. Buckley ◽  
R. Korn

We apply impulse control techniques to a cash management problem within a mean-variance framework. We consider the strategy of an investor who is trying to minimise both fixed and proportional transaction costs, whilst minimising the tracking error with respect to an index portfolio. The cash weight is constantly fluctuating due to the stochastic inflow and outflow of dividends and liabilities. We show the existence of an optimal strategy and compute it numerically.


2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 561-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebenezer Fiifi Emire ATTA MILLS ◽  
Bo YU ◽  
Jie YU

This paper studies a portfolio optimization problem with variance and Entropic Value-at-Risk (evar) as risk measures. As the variance measures the deviation around the expected return, the introduction of evar in the mean-variance framework helps to control the downside risk of portfolio returns. This study utilized the squared l2-norm to alleviate estimation risk problems arising from the mean estimate of random returns. To adequately represent the variance-evar risk measure of the resulting portfolio, this study pursues rescaling by the capital accessible after payment of transaction costs. The results of this paper extend the classical Markowitz model to the case of proportional transaction costs and enhance the efficiency of portfolio selection by alleviating estimation risk and controlling the downside risk of portfolio returns. The model seeks to meet the requirements of regulators and fund managers as it represents a balance between short tails and variance. The practical implications of the findings of this study are that the model when applied, will increase the amount of capital for investment, lower transaction cost and minimize risk associated with the deviation around the expected return at the expense of a small additional risk in short tails.


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