STUDY ON THE INTERRELATION OF EFFICIENT PORTFOLIOS AND THEIR FRONTIER UNDER t DISTRIBUTION AND VARIOUS RISK MEASUREgS

In order to study the effect of different risk measures on the efficient portfolios （fron- tier） while properly describing the characteristic of return distributions in the stock market, it is assumed in this paper that the joint return distribution of risky assets obeys the multivariate t-distribution. Under the mean-risk analysis framework, the interrelationship of efficient portfolios （frontier） based on risk measures such as variance, value at risk （VaR）, and expected shortfall （ES） is analyzed and compared. It is proved that, when there is no riskless asset in the market, the efficient frontier under VaR or ES is a subset of the mean-variance （MV） efficient frontier, and the efficient portfolios under VaR or ES are also MV efficient; when there exists a riskless asset in the market, a portfolio is MV efficient if and only if it is a VaR or ES efficient portfolio. The obtained results generalize relevant conclusions about investment theory, and can better guide investors to make their investment decision.     

STUDY ON THE INTERRELATION OF EFFICIENT PORTFOLIOS AND THEIR FRONTIER UNDER t DISTRIBUTION AND VARIOUS RISK MEASURES

In order to study the effect of different risk measures on the efficient portfolios (frontier) while properly describing the characteristic of return distributions in the stock market, it is assumed in this paper that the joint return distribution of risky assets obeys the multivari-ate t-distribution. Under the mean-risk analysis framework, the interrelationship of efficient portfolios (frontier) based on risk measures such as variance, value at risk (VaR), and expected shortfall (ES) is analyzed and compared. It is proved that, when there is no riskless asset in the market, the efficient frontier under VaR or ES is a subset of the mean-variance (MV) efficient frontier, and the efficient portfolios under VaR or ES are also MV efficient; when there exists a riskless asset in the market, a portfolio is MV efficient if and only if it is a VaR or ES efficient portfolio. The obtained results generalize relevant conclusions about investment theory, and can better guide investors to make their investment decision.     

European option pricing model in a stochastic and fuzzy environment

The primary goal of this paper is to price European options in the Merton＇s frame- work with underlying assets following jump-diffusion using fuzzy set theory. Owing to the vague fluctuation of the real financial market, the average jump rate and jump sizes cannot be recorded or collected accurately. So the main idea of this paper is to model the rate as a triangular fuzzy number and jump sizes as fuzzy random variables and use the property of fuzzy set to deduce two different jump-diffusion models underlying principle of rational expectations equilibrium price. Unlike many conventional models, the European option price will now turn into a fuzzy number. One of the major advantages of this model is that it allows investors to choose a reasonable European option price under an acceptable belief degree. The empirical results will serve as useful feedback information for improvements on the proposed model.     

Discrete time mean-variance analysis with singular second moment matrixes and an exogenous liability

We apply the dynamic programming methods to compute the analytical solution of the dynamic mean-variance optimization problem affected by an exogenous liability in a multi-periods market model with singular second moment matrixes of the return vector of assets. We use orthogonai transformations to overcome the difficulty produced by those singular matrixes, and the analytical form of the efficient frontier is obtained. As an application, the explicit form of the optimal mean-variance hedging strategy is also obtained for our model.     

PRICING EUROPEAN OPTION IN A DOUBLE EXPONENTIAL JUMP-DIFFUSION MODEL WITH TWO MARKET STRUCTURE RISKS AND ITS COMPARISONS

Using Fourier inversion transform, P.D.E. and Feynman-Kac formula, the closedform solution for price on European call option is given in a double exponential jump-diffusion model with two different market structure risks that there exist CIR stochastic volatility of stock return and Vasicek or CIR stochastic interest rate in the market. In the end, the result of the model in the paper is compared with those in other models, including BS model with numerical experiment. These results show that the double exponential jump-diffusion model with CIR-market structure risks is suitable for modelling the real-market changes and very useful.     

A note on economic equilibrium and financial networks

Nagurney （1999） used variational inequalities to study economic equilibrium and financial networks and applied the modified projection method to solve the problem. In this paper, we formulate the problem as a nonlinear complementarity problem. The complementarity model is just the KKT condition for the model of Nagurney （1999）. It is a simpler model than that of Nagurney （1999）. We also establish sufficient conditions for existence and uniqueness of the equilibrium pattern, which are weaker than those in Nagurney （]999）. Finally, we apply a smoothing Newton-type algorithm to solve the problem and report some numerical results.     

A Note on the Mean-Variance Criteria for Discrete Time Financial Markets

It was shown in Xia that for incomplete markets with continuous assets＇ price processes and for complete markets the mean-variance portfolio selection can be viewed as expected utility maximization with non-negative marginal utility. In this paper we show that for discrete time incomplete markets this result is not true.     

价格时间序列及其应用

This paper tries to utilize the methods of stochastic analysis and matrix analysis to research the existential problem of price series.By using the means of time series analysis,the input-output,Markov processes and the modern matrix analysis,the limiting problem of price halance and vibration in stochastic economic environment has been researched,and surprising conclusions obtained are as followingthe probability that the economic collapse time is equal ∞ is 0.     

对于金融资产波动率估计的双域组合方法

Time- and state-domain methods are two common approaches for nonparametrically estimating the volatility of financial assets. Economic conditions vary over time in real financial market. It is reasonable to expect that volatility depends on both time and price level for a given state variable. Recently, Fan, et al （2007） proposed the idea of dynamically integrated method in both time-and state domain. This idea has become an interesting topic in the estimation of volatility. In this paper, our purpose is to discuss the integrated method in the estimation of volatility. Simulations are conducted to demonstrate that the newly integrated method outperforms some old ones, and the results of simulations demonstrate this fact. Furthermore, we establish its asymptotic properties.     

STABILITY ANALYSIS OF A COMPUTER VIRUS PROPAGATION MODEL WITH ANTIDOTE IN VULNERABLE SYSTEM

We study a proposed model describing the propagation of computer virus in the network with antidote in vulnerable system. Mathematical analysis shows that dynamics of the spread of computer viruses is determined by the threshold R_0. If R_0 ≤ 1, the virusfree equilibrium is globally asymptotically stable, and if R_0 1, the endemic equilibrium is globally asymptotically stable. Lyapunov functional method as well as geometric approach are used for proving the global stability of equilibria. A numerical investigation is carried out to confirm the analytical results. Through parameter analysis, some effective strategies for eliminating viruses are suggested.     

Optimal time-consistent investment and reinsurance policies for mean-variance insurers

This paper investigates the optimal time-consistent policies of an investment-reinsurance problem and an investment-only problem under the mean-variance criterion for an insurer whose surplus process is approximated by a Brownian motion with drift. The financial market considered by the insurer consists of one risk-free asset and multiple risky assets whose price processes follow geometric Brownian motions. A general verification theorem is developed, and explicit closed-form expressions of the optimal polices and the optimal value functions are derived for the two problems. Economic implications and numerical sensitivity analysis are presented for our results. Our main findings are: (i) the optimal time-consistent policies of both problems are independent of their corresponding wealth processes; (ii) the two problems have the same optimal investment policies; (iii) the parameters of the risky assets (the insurance market) have no impact on the optimal reinsurance (investment) policy; (iv) the premium return rate of the insurer does not affect the optimal policies but affects the optimal value functions; (v) reinsurance can increase the mean-variance utility.     

Black-Litterman模型在大类资产配置中的应用:基于货币周期及风险平价策略的改进

Black-Litterman模型能够有效的解决均值-方差模型对输入(尤其是预期收益率)过于敏感的问题,从而使得其在实践中得到了广泛的应用。采用风险平价策略构造市场均衡组合,并采用基于货币周期的资产轮动收益构造主观观点组合,在将主观观点信心水平进行适当简化后,形成了改进后的Black-Litterman模型。利用我国资本市场上股票、商品和债券三种大类资产数据对改进后的Black-Litterman模型进行实证检验后发现:通过相对信心水平的调节,改进后的Black-Litterman模型能够对市场均衡组合和主观观点组合进行有效的平衡,且相对于其他资产配置组合及单种资产买入持有策略,Black-Litterman组合无论是在风险控制还是收益率上都表现的更为出色。实证结论充分说明了Black-Litterman模型的有效性,同时也从市场均衡组合、主观观点及信心水平三个方向指明了模型改进的方向。     

道德风险影响下的保险最优投资研究

在考虑道德风险的情况下,以均值方差准则为目标研究保险人最优投资问题.假设保险盈余过程服从C-L模型,金融市场上存在一种无风险资产和一种风险资产可供投资,其中风险资产的价格过程服从几何布朗运动.在纯道德风险保险契约设计中,借鉴相关研究对努力水平和效用化努力成本的假设,量化道德风险对盈余过程的影响.在均值方差目标下,建立保险人最优投资问题的广义Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman(HJB)方程,给出保险人时间一致的均衡投资策略和价值函数.结果显示累计索赔比例参数越大,公司对最优努力水平越敏感,采取措施降低道德风险有利于公司收益提升;努力成本参数越大,公司会降低努力水平减少支出,避免损失.     

具有一般效用函数与允许卖空的资本市场中均衡价格向量的存在性与唯一性

对有有限多个其效用函数为一般凹函数的投资者参与的资本市场，在假设风险资产收益的联合分布为椭圆分布之下，通过考虑期望效用最大化问题，我们导出了使市场出清的均衡价格向量存在唯一的条件及其计算公式，并简要讨论了所给条件的经济意义，所得结果推广了有关资产市场均衡分析的某些结果。     

不完全市场中动态资产分配

在不完全市场条件下,通过确定方差-最优鞅测度,给出了动态均值-方差有效策略和有效前沿的解析表达式．动态均值-方差有效策略是二基金的买入-持有策略．基金一仅投资于无风险资产,基金二是动态调整的投资组合．应用资产的动态参数清楚地刻画了投资者持有二基金的数量和二基金的动态投资组合．并且证明了均值-方差有效前沿在期望收益-标准差空间是直线．     

Robust portfolio choice with CVaR and VaR under distribution and mean return ambiguity

We consider the problem of optimal portfolio choice using the Conditional Value-at-Risk (CVaR) and Value-at-Risk (VaR) measures for a market consisting of n risky assets and a riskless asset and where short positions are allowed. When the distribution of returns of risky assets is unknown but the mean return vector and variance/covariance matrix of the risky assets are fixed, we derive the distributionally robust portfolio rules. Then, we address uncertainty (ambiguity) in the mean return vector in addition to distribution ambiguity, and derive the optimal portfolio rules when the uncertainty in the return vector is modeled via an ellipsoidal uncertainty set. In the presence of a riskless asset, the robust CVaR and VaR measures, coupled with a minimum mean return constraint, yield simple, mean-variance efficient optimal portfolio rules. In a market without the riskless asset, we obtain a closed-form portfolio rule that generalizes earlier results, without a minimum mean return restriction.     

A note on the dynamic liquidity trading problem with a mean-variance objective

This note studies the dynamic liquidity trader’s problem with a mean-variance objective function. Independent of the market impact functions and the market price dynamics, we provide a necessary and sufficient condition under which the dynamic programming equation (Bellman equation) can be extended to mean-variance objectives. Evaluation of this condition involves solving an optimization problem and taking variance of its optimal value. This computation may be difficult even when random disturbances in the market price dynamics follow a well-known distribution. To avoid this pitfall, we then provide some sufficient condition which can be assessed very easily.     

Mean-variance versus expected utility in dynamic investment analysis

Given the existence of a Markovian state price density process, this paper extends Merton??s continuous time (instantaneous) mean-variance analysis and the mutual fund separation theory in which the risky fund can be chosen to be the growth optimal portfolio. The CAPM obtains without the assumption of log-normality for prices. The optimal investment policies for the case of a hyperbolic absolute risk aversion (HARA) utility function are derived analytically. It is proved that only the quadratic utility exhibits the global mean-variance efficiency among the family of HARA utility functions. A numerical comparison is made between the growth optimal portfolio and the mean-variance analysis for the case of log-normal prices. The optimal choice of target return which maximizes the probability that the mean-variance analysis outperforms the expected utility portfolio is discussed. Mean variance analysis is better near the mean and the expected utility maximization is better in the tails.     

A characterization of equilibrium strategies in continuous-time mean–variance problems for insurers

In this work, we study the equilibrium reinsurance/new business and investment strategy for mean–variance insurers with constant risk aversion. The insurers are allowed to purchase proportional reinsurance, acquire new business and invest in a financial market, where the surplus of the insurers is assumed to follow a jump–diffusion model and the financial market consists of one riskless asset and a multiple risky assets whose price processes are driven by Poisson random measures and independent Brownian motions. By using a version of the stochastic maximum principle approach, we characterize the open loop equilibrium strategies via a stochastic system which consists of a flow of forward–backward stochastic differential equations (FBSDEs in short) and an equilibrium condition. Then by decoupling the flow of FSBDEs, an explicit representation of an equilibrium solution is derived as well as its corresponding objective function value.