Portfolio-optimization models for small investors

Since 2010, the client base of online-trading service providers has grown significantly. Such companies enable small investors to access the stock market at advantageous rates. Because small investors buy and sell stocks in moderate amounts, they should consider fixed transaction costs, integral transaction units, and dividends when selecting their portfolio. In this paper, we consider the small investor’s problem of investing capital in stocks in a way that maximizes the expected portfolio return and guarantees that the portfolio risk does not exceed a prescribed risk level. Portfolio-optimization models known from the literature are in general designed for institutional investors and do not consider the specific constraints of small investors. We therefore extend four well-known portfolio-optimization models to make them applicable for small investors. We consider one nonlinear model that uses variance as a risk measure and three linear models that use the mean absolute deviation from the portfolio return, the maximum loss, and the conditional value-at-risk as risk measures. We extend all models to consider piecewise-constant transaction costs, integral transaction units, and dividends. In an out-of-sample experiment based on Swiss stock-market data and the cost structure of the online-trading service provider Swissquote, we apply both the basic models and the extended models; the former represent the perspective of an institutional investor, and the latter the perspective of a small investor. The basic models compute portfolios that yield on average a slightly higher return than the portfolios computed with the extended models. However, all generated portfolios yield on average a higher return than the Swiss performance index. There are considerable differences between the four risk measures with respect to the mean realized portfolio return and the standard deviation of the realized portfolio return.     

A network-based data mining approach to portfolio selection via weighted clique relaxations

We introduce a new network-based data mining approach to selecting diversified portfolios by modeling the stock market as a network and utilizing combinatorial optimization techniques to find maximum-weight s-plexes in the obtained networks. The considered approach is based on the weighted market graph model, which is used for identifying clusters of stocks according to a correlation-based criterion. The proposed techniques provide a new framework for selecting profitable diversified portfolios, which is verified by computational experiments on historical data over the past decade. In addition, the proposed approach can be used as a complementary tool for narrowing down a set of “candidate” stocks for a diversified portfolio, which can potentially be analyzed using other known portfolio selection techniques.     

复杂网络视角下的我国股票之间信息溢出研究

理解股票市场内部股票间的信息溢出规律,对于股票定价、投资组合以及风险防范具有重要的意义。将传统计量经济方法与复杂网络的建模分析方法相结合,从复杂网络的视角出发,实证研究了我国股票市场内股票间的信息溢出关系及其影响因素、个股信息溢出能力分布及其影响因素。研究发现,股票间较长期收益的相互影响要强于较短期收益;股票收益率相关性较强的股票间存在更显著的信息溢出;市场因素显著增强了股票间的信息溢出效应;股票间的信息溢出效应会随着市场行情的上涨(下跌)而增强(减弱);股票的信息溢出能力呈现尖峰、厚右尾的分布;股票成交金额对个股的信息溢出能力具有显著的正向影响。最后,最小生成树能快速而准确有效地揭示股票间信息溢出规律。     

A compact mean-variance-skewness model for large-scale portfolio optimization and its application to the NYSE market

This paper develops a portfolio optimization model that uses the first three moments of the distribution of the rate of return on investment in selecting portfolios. An alternative measure of skewness is designed for the purpose, and, in the grand scheme of compact factorization, the proposed model is transformed to an equivalent quadratic program with a quadratic constraint with 2?T nonlinear variables and terms, where usually T?50. Extensive computational results are obtained on a real-world dataset of the returns of about 3500 stocks that were traded in the NYSE from 3 January to 17 September 2002. In summary, the portfolios built by the proposed model gave the average return on investment of 66.85% over the course of 150 trading days, a period in time when US economy and stock markets suffered tremendously after the tragic events of September 2001.     

中国市场行业内反转收益研究

研究我国A股市场更广泛存在的短期反转收益——月度行业内反转收益.行业内反转收益是传统的非条件反转收益在行业维度上的分解收益.非条件反转被定义为没有加入行业风格的反转策略,它是指单纯的买入基本面输家组合与卖出基本面赢家组合的反转策略.相对于非条件反转策略,行业内反转策略收益表现更加良好,甚至在高流动性,大市值股票样本中仍然能获得显著的α收益.从投资者对公开信息的反应以及订单流不平衡两个角度探究月度行业内反转收益的来源,发现行业内反转主要受到订单流不平衡的驱使,而不是由于投资者对公开信息的过度反应.     

Stochastic Nonstationary Optimization for Finding Universal Portfolios

We apply ideas from stochastic optimization for defining universal portfolios. Universal portfolios are that class of portfolios which are constructed directly from the available observations of the stocks behavior without any assumptions about their statistical properties. Cover [7] has shown that one can construct such portfolio using only observations of the past stock prices which generates the same asymptotic wealth growth as the best constant rebalanced portfolio which is constructed with the full knowledge of the future stock market behavior.In this paper we construct universal portfolios using a different set of ideas drawn from nonstationary stochastic optimization. Our portfolios yield the same asymptotic growth of wealth as the best constant rebalanced portfolio constructed with the perfect knowledge of the future and they are less demanding computationally compared to previously known universal portfolios. We also present computational evidence using New York Stock Exchange data which shows, among other things, superior performance of portfolios which explicitly take into account possible nonstationary market behavior.     

Portfolio Selection Problem with Minimax Type Risk Function

The investor's preference in risk estimation of portfolio selection problems is important as it influences investment strategies. In this paper a minimax risk criterion is considered. Specifically, the investor aims to restrict the standard deviation for each of the available stocks. The corresponding portfolio optimization problem is formulated as a linear program. Hence it can be implemented easily. A capital asset pricing model between the market portfolio and each individual return for this model is established using nonsmooth optimization methods. Some numerical examples are given to illustrate our approach for the risk estimation.     

Optimal and coherent economic-capital structures: evidence from long and short-sales trading positions under illiquid market perspectives

This paper broadens research literature associated with the assessment of modern portfolio risk management techniques by presenting a thorough modeling of nonlinear dynamic asset allocation and management under the supposition of illiquid and adverse market settings. Specifically, the paper proposes a re-engineered and robust approach to optimal economic capital allocation, in a Liquidity-Adjusted Value at Risk (L-VaR) framework, and particularly from the perspective of trading portfolios that have both long and short-sales trading positions. This paper expands previous approaches by explicitly modeling the liquidation of trading portfolios, over the holding period, with the aid of an appropriate scaling of the multiple-assets’ L-VaR matrix along with GARCH-M technique to forecast conditional volatility and expected return. Moreover, in this paper, the authors develop a dynamic nonlinear portfolio selection model and an optimization algorithm which allocates both economic capital and trading assets subject to some selected financial and operational rational constraints. The empirical results strongly confirm the importance of enforcing financially and operationally meaningful nonlinear and dynamic constraints, when they are available, on economic capital optimization procedure. The empirical results are interesting in terms of theory as well as practical applications and can aid in developing robust portfolio management algorithms that financial entities could consider in light of the aftermath of the latest financial crisis.     

Integrated portfolio management with options

In this paper we examine the problem of managing portfolios consisting of both, stocks and options. For the simultaneous optimization of stock and option positions we base our analysis on the generally accepted mean–variance framework. First, we analyze the effects of options on the mean–variance efficient frontier if they are considered as separate investment alternatives. Due to the resulting asymmetric portfolio return distribution mean–variance analysis will be not sufficient to identify optimal optioned portfolios. Additional investor preferences which are expressed in terms of shortfall constraints allow a more detailed portfolio specification. Under a mean–variance and shortfall preference structure we then derive optioned portfolios with a maximum expected return. To circumvent the technical optimization problems arising from stochastic constraints we use an approximation of the return distribution and develop economically meaningful conditions under which the complex optimization problem can be transformed into a linear problem being comparably easy to solve. Empirical results based on both, empirical market data and Monte Carlo simulations, illustrate the portfolio optimization procedure with options.     

投资者情绪影响下资本资产定价的区制性研究——基于股票论坛发帖的情感分析

本文首先建立一个考虑投资者情绪的资本资产定价模型,研究发现,投资者情绪是资产定价的系统性因子且对其影响具有区制性(存在三个区制)。在此基础上通过仿真揭示投资者情绪对资产定价影响存在区制性的原因在于当投资者情绪增加时,最优组合超额收益受组合效应与情绪效应的综合影响。最后基于股票论坛发帖的情感分析构建投资者情绪指标,实证检验了本文的理论模型,并发现基于普通的线性回归模型得到的投资者情绪对股指超额收益影响,一方面会在投资者情绪处于第二区制内时将其对股指超额收益影响方向弄反,另一方面会在投资者情绪处于第三区制内时低估其增加导致的股指超额收益平均增加程度。     

考虑投资者风险态度的随机模糊投资组合模型及实证

考虑投资者面临证券市场随机和模糊的双重不确定性,把证券收益率视为随机模糊变量。在前景理论下考虑投资者的风险态度,建立不同的随机模糊收益率、期望收益隶属度函数和目标权重,构建考虑投资者风险态度的随机模糊投资组合模型。采用实证方法把市场分为下降和上升两个阶段,研究不同风险态度投资者的投资组合差异及模型表现。结果表明:投资者的风险态度会影响投资组合的结构;考虑投资者风险态度的随机模糊投资组合模型,能够满足不同风险态度投资者对投资收益和风险的差异需求,且在实际投资决策中具有可行性。     

The geometry of relative arbitrage

Consider an equity market with n stocks. The vector of proportions of the total market capitalizations that belong to each stock is called the market weight. The market weight defines the market portfolio which is a buy-and-hold portfolio representing the performance of the entire stock market. Consider a function that assigns a portfolio vector to each possible value of the market weight, and we perform self-financing trading using this portfolio function. We study the problem of characterizing functions such that the resulting portfolio will outperform the market portfolio in the long run under the conditions of diversity and sufficient volatility. No other assumption on the future behavior of stock prices is made. We prove that the only solutions are functionally generated portfolios in the sense of Fernholz. A second characterization is given as the optimal maps of a remarkable optimal transport problem. Both characterizations follow from a novel property of portfolios called multiplicative cyclical monotonicity.     

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.     

t-分布与不同风险度量下有效投资组合及其边缘的相互关系研究

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 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.     

博彩型股票与投资者的博彩性偏好——基于中国股票市场数据的实证研究

在新兴资本市场中,股票价格容易受到投资者投资偏好的影响。其中,投资者的博彩性投资偏好是本文研究的重点。本文基于中国股票市场实际情况,借鉴并改进了过往文献对于博彩型股票的分类方法,将高个体偏度、高个体波动率、低价格和高超额换手率的股票定义为博彩型股票,并发现个人投资者过度配置了博彩型股票,存在明显的博彩性投资偏好。本文验证了在中国股票市场中博彩型股票未来收益表现较差的结论,说明投资者偏好博彩型股票的投资行为存在非理性偏误。同时,相对于主板市场而言,在投机性相对较强的中小板和创业板市场中的博彩型股票未来收益表现更差;无论市场在上升或下降环境中,博彩型股票的未来负超额收益一直稳定存在。因此,本文认为应在中国股票市场中加强投资者教育,以降低个人投资者的非理性行为偏差,维护股票市场的健康稳定发展。     

鲁棒均值-CVaR投资组合模型及实证:基于安全准则的视角

考虑证券市场的不确定性,将资产的收益率看成区间随机变量。利用鲁棒优化方法,构建鲁棒均值-CVaR投资组合模型。采用对偶理论,将鲁棒均值-CVaR投资组合模型转换为线性规划问题,降低了模型的求解难度,有助于计算大规模的资产组合。进一步地,考虑投资者的安全性需求,在模型中引入最大违反概率,控制模型的保守程度,并直观反映投资者的安全性要求。采用实证的方法,研究模型的有效性。结果表明:鲁棒均值-CVaR投资组合模型具有较好的稳健性,且满足投资者的安全性要求,在实际的投资决策中具有可行性。     

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.     

基于双重加权网络的股票强相关性分析

为分析股票间的强相关性,合理构建投资组合,选择中国股市煤炭电力板块93支股票,以股票上市时间至2011年2月11日每日收盘价和成交量,建立双重加权网络模型.在模型中,顶点是股票,双重边分别由股票间的成交量相关和回报相关建立,边上的权就是相关系数值.研究结果表明,网络顶点度服从幂律分布,负幂指数δ值约为0.02;单网络顶点度呈现"翘翘板"特点,即一个单网络中度大的顶点在另一个单网络中度很小;网络的模块具有同源性,即模块中顶点来自同一板块;网络的最大生成树明显以板块形成树分枝;网络树EGO结构体现企业间存在的生产材料和业务供求关系.     

Empirical analysis on risk of security investment

The paper analyzes the theory and application of Markowitz Mean-Variance Model and CAPM model. Firstly, it explains the development process and standpoints of two models and deduces the whole process in detail. Then 30 stocks are choosen from Shangzheng 50 stocks and are testified whether the prices of Shanghai stocks conform to the two models. With the technique of time series and panel data analysis, the research on the stock risk and effective portfolio by ORIGIN and MATLAB software is conducted. The result shows that Shanghai stock market conforms to Markowitz Mean-Variance Model to a certain extent and can give investors reliable suggestion to gain higher return, but there is no positive relation between system risk and profit ratio and CAPM doesn＇t function well in China＇s security market.     

基于因子模型的指数跟踪及实证分析

指数跟踪是指数基金和机构投资者广泛使用的被动投资管理策略. 通过建立股票收益的多因子模型, 提出了将组合的贝塔值控制在合适范围内, 并在期望超额收益非负的条件下, 最小化组合风险的指数跟踪模型. 同时,考虑到实际需要, 在模型中限制了组合中股票的数量和持有量.实证分析结果表明, 通过选取不同的控制参数,
该模型产生的跟踪组合既能实现较小的跟踪误差,也能实现一定的超额收益.