We consider the problem of minimizing capital at risk in the Black-Scholes setting. The portfolio problem is studied given the possibility that a correlation constraint between the portfolio and a financial index is imposed. The optimal portfolio is obtained in closed form. The effects of the correlation constraint are…
Quantum computing tackles non-convex portfolio optimization with cardinality constraints.
problem Non-convex portfolio optimization problems in asset management.
method Application of quantum annealing with non-linear cardinality constraints.
result Quantum portfolio optimization yields smaller, more profitable portfolios.
Investors face constraints in Heston's model; optimal allocation differs from naive capped strategy.
problem Optimizing portfolio allocation with convex constraints in Heston's stochastic volatility model.
method Applied duality methods to derive a closed-form solution.
result The optimal constrained portfolio allocation differs from the naive capped portfolio, leading to different wealth outcomes.
We investigate the application of two heuristic methods, genetic algorithms and tabu/scatter search, to the optimisation of realistic portfolios. The model is based on the classical mean-variance approach, but enhanced with floor and ceiling constraints, cardinality constraints and nonlinear transaction costs which inc…
SAA method solves insurance portfolio optimization with CVaR constraints.
problem Optimal allocation under CVaR constraint in insurance.
method Sample Average Approximation (SAA) method applied to CVaR constrained portfolio optimization.
result Convergence of SAA method and solution uniqueness proved under mild assumptions.
Paper studies optimal investing for retirees with risk constraints.
problem Retirees' longevity and living standard risks in a fluctuating market.
method Formulated as a portfolio choice problem under time-varying risk capacity constraint. Derived optimal investment strategy using differential equations. Demonstrated endogenous spending measure and active investment strategy.
result Time-varying risk capacity constraint impacts asset allocation in retirement.
We consider the problem of portfolio optimization with a correlation constraint. The framework is the multiperiod stochastic financial market setting with one tradable stock, stochastic income and a non-tradable index. The correlation constraint is imposed on the portfolio and the non-tradable index at some benchmark t…
We consider continuous-time mean-variance portfolio selection with bankruptcy prohibition under convex cone portfolio constraints. This is a long-standing and difficult problem not only because of its theoretical significance, but also for its practical importance. First of all, we transform the above problem into an e…
Dynamic tracking error framework shows similar performance but varying volatility across different constraints.
problem Differences in governance parameters between Total Portfolio Approach and Strategic Asset Allocation.
method Portfolio simulations using U.S. equity and bond data from 2000 to 2026, spanning 2004 to 2026.
result Realized tracking error volatility varies 12-fold across different constraints, with costs highest during crises.
Paper optimizes portfolio selection with ICX order constraints.
problem Minimizing portfolio variance with ICX order constraints.
method Optimal and efficient portfolios are derived in closed form.
result Closed-form solutions for optimal and efficient portfolios.
The paper analyzes constrained optimal portfolios in high dimensions using novel statistical learning techniques.
problem Forming optimal portfolios with constraints in high-dimensional asset spaces.
method CROWN method integrating factor models with nodewise regression for estimation in large dimensions.
result Demonstrates estimation consistency and convergence rates for constrained portfolio weights, risk, and Sharpe Ratio.
The paper optimizes stock portfolios with constraints based on performance attribution.
problem Optimizing stock portfolios with performance attribution constraints.
method Minimizes expected tail loss, constrains asset allocation and selection effect, tests on Dow Jones stocks.
result Imposing constraints on asset allocation and selection effect improves portfolio performance.
Dynamic risk constraints help limit risky behavior in financial portfolios.
problem Static risk measures fail to control tail-risk-seeking traders.
method Introduces dynamic risk constraints applied throughout the trading horizon.
result Dynamic risk constraints can effectively limit risky behavior in portfolios.
We discuss the portfolio optimization problem with the obligatory deposits constraint. Recently it has been shown that as a consequence of this nonlinear constraint, the solution consists of an exponentially large number of optimal portfolios, completely different from each other, and extremely sensitive to any changes…
New method optimizes portfolios by dynamically integrating ESG constraints.
problem Static ESG scores mismatch sequential portfolio decisions.
method MACF-X, a family of adapters that learns ESG costs from multimodal evidence.
result Reduces tail ESG budget pressure while maintaining financial performance.
Study optimizes portfolio allocation policies using off-policy data and constraints.
problem Optimizing portfolio allocation policies under constraints using off-policy data.
method Solves a minimax objective with off-policy estimators and online learning to control constraint violations.
result Constructs near-optimal allocation policies for various regimes of operation and constraints.
Optimizes portfolios with constraints and stochastic factors, deriving explicit solutions.
problem Optimizing expected utility in an incomplete market with stochastic factors and convex constraints.
method Fundamental duality results and HJB PDE, derived condition for exponential affine solutions.
result Explicit expressions for optimal allocations and Riccati ODE solutions in specific markets.
Study optimal portfolio management with periodic evaluations in stochastic models, considering convex constraints.
problem Optimal portfolio management under ratio-type periodic evaluations in stochastic factor models with convex trading constraints.
method Transformed infinite horizon optimal control problem into an auxiliary terminal wealth optimization problem. Introduced an auxiliary unconstrained optimization problem in a modified market model. Used martingale duality approach to establish dual minimizer and optimal unconstrained wealth process.
result Derived and verified the optimal constrained portfolio process for the original problem over an infinite horizon.
A metaheuristic approach solves portfolio optimization with constraints.
problem Portfolio Optimization Problem with cardinality and quantity constraints.
method Combination of TabuSearch and TokenRing Search with three neighborhood relations.
result The proposed techniques perform well on public benchmarks.
Investigates portfolio optimization with and without gearing constraints.
problem Improving portfolio weights for better alignment with expected returns.
method Extends the alpha-weight angle bound to include gearing constraints and uses theoretical arguments and simulations.
result Equally weighted portfolios are not preferable to mean-variance portfolios even with poor forecast ability and a badly conditioned covariance matrix.
Paper solves MV portfolio selection in jump-diffusion models with no-shorting constraint.
problem Mean-variance portfolio selection in jump-diffusion model with no-shorting constraint.
method Reduces problem to LQ control and finding a maximal point of a function, constructs viscosity solution.
result Explicit viscosity solution to Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation, optimal controls derived.
The paper optimizes investment strategies with constraints for life-cycle models.
problem Maximizing consumption, death benefit, and wealth under trading constraints.
method Deep pricing kernel approach to solve constrained portfolio optimization.
result Individuals reduce consumption, insurance demand, and wealth due to constraints.
Study optimizes growth rate for investors with long-only constraints.
problem Maximizing growth rate under drift uncertainty and long-only constraints.
method Developed a finite dimensional approximation for concave functionally generated portfolios.
result Proved uniqueness and existence for optimal portfolios under long-only constraints.
Performance analysis, from the external point of view of a client who would only have access to returns and holdings of a fund, evolved towards exact attribution made in the context of portfolio optimisation, which is the internal point of view of a manager controlling all the parameters of this optimisation. Attributi…
In the present paper, the minimal investment risk for a portfolio optimization problem with imposed budget and investment concentration constraints is considered using replica analysis. Since the minimal investment risk is influenced by the investment concentration constraint (as well as the budget constraint), it is i…
In this note, we extend an evolutionary stochastic portfolio optimization framework to include probabilistic constraints. Both the stochastic programming-based modeling environment as well as the evolutionary optimization environment are ideally suited for an integration of various types of probabilistic constraints. W…
Energy markets are strategic to governments and economic development. Several commodities compete as substitutable energy sources and energy diversifiers. Such competition reduces the energy vulnerability of countries as well as portfolios' risk exposure. Vulnerability results mainly from price trends and fluctuations,…
Study a continuous portfolio optimization with a new CVaR-like constraint using martingale approach.
problem Optimizing a portfolio under a new CVaR-like constraint that is not compatible with traditional methods.
method Follows a martingale approach in a complete market setting, solving a convex constrained minimization problem.
result Obtains a tractable and interpretable characterization of the optimal strategy.
Optimizes multi-period portfolios with tail-risk constraints using neural networks.
problem Maximizing expected return while managing tail-risk constraints over multiple periods.
method Recurrent neural network approach to approximate optimal policy.
result Validated in financial and insurance models, capturing long-term risk dynamics.
An investor with constant relative risk aversion and an infinite planning horizon trades a risky and a safe asset with constant investment opportunities, in the presence of small transaction costs and a binding exogenous portfolio constraint. We explicitly derive the optimal trading policy, its welfare, and implied tra…
We consider an investor facing a classical portfolio problem of optimal investment in a log-Brownian stock and a fixed-interest bond, but constrained to choose portfolio and consumption strategies that reduce a dynamic shortfall risk measure. For continuous- and discrete-time financial markets we investigate the loss i…
In the world of modern financial theory, portfolio construction has traditionally operated under at least one of two central assumptions: the constraints are derived from a utility function and/or the multivariate probability distribution of the underlying asset returns is fully known. In practice, both the performance…
Solves portfolio optimization with costs using numerical methods.
problem Dynamic portfolio optimization with transaction costs and constraints.
method Numerical dynamic programming techniques.
result Problems can now be solved tractably.
The paper solves multi-period portfolio selection with constraints using a dynamic factor model.
problem Multi-period mean-variance portfolio selection with constraints.
method Dynamic factor model, dynamic programming, piecewise linear feedback policy.
result Optimal portfolio policies determined by two stochastic processes.
Paper solves high-order portfolio optimization with cardinality constraint.
problem Solving non-convex cardinality constrained high-order portfolio optimization.
method Transformed cardinality constraint into penalty term, proposed pDCA, pDCAe, and SCA algorithms.
result Proposed algorithms achieve high utility and sparse solutions efficiently.
Proposes an efficient method for sparse index tracking with ℓ0-norm constraints.
problem Constructing a sparse portfolio to track a financial index.
method Formulates a new problem using ℓ0-norm constraints, develops an efficient algorithm based on primal-dual splitting. result Demonstrates effectiveness through experiments on S&P500 and Russell3000 datasets.
Study optimal consumption and portfolio strategies with no-borrowing constraint in financial markets.
problem Maximizing utility from consumption under constraints in a stochastic environment.
method Lagrange duality and singular control problem to solve dynamic no-borrowing constraint.
result Retrieve optimal portfolio and consumption plans via dual singular control problem.
The paper introduces a new divergence for portfolio management to outperform a benchmark.
problem Maximizing expected utility of outperformance over a benchmark with constraints.
method Uses α-Bregman-Wasserstein divergence to penalize underperformance more than overperformance. result Proves existence and uniqueness of optimal portfolio strategy and conditions for constraints binding.
Study finds equivalence between MMV and MV preferences with conic constraints.
problem Monotone mean-variance portfolio selection under conic constraints.
method Closed-form solutions for optimal strategies under MMV and MV preferences.
result Optimal strategies coincide with and without the conic constraint.
Agent maximizes utility with pathwise constraint on portfolio value.
problem Maximizing utility with a pathwise constraint on portfolio value.
method Max-plus decomposition for supermartingales, Black-Scholes-Merton model.
result Explicit form of optimal terminal wealth and process involved.
This paper considers the mean-reverting portfolio design problem arising from statistical arbitrage in the financial markets. We first propose a general problem formulation aimed at finding a portfolio of underlying component assets by optimizing a mean-reversion criterion characterizing the mean-reversion strength, ta…
We provide analytical results for a static portfolio optimization problem with two coherent risk measures. The use of two risk measures is motivated by joint decision-making for portfolio selection where the risk perception of the portfolio manager is of primary concern, hence, it appears in the objective function, and…
Study improves portfolio risk estimation methods using robust covariance and CVaR constraints.
problem Improving portfolio risk estimation in the presence of financial data noise and extreme market conditions.
method Exploration of robust covariance estimators, application of CVaR constraints, use of K-means clustering in optimization.
result Robust covariance estimators can outperform market-weighted benchmarks, especially during bull markets.
Method determines asset prices in incomplete markets to optimize portfolios.
problem Optimizing portfolios in incomplete markets with price constraints.
method Maximum entropy in the mean to adjust distortion function from bid-ask data.
result Prices of assets comply with portfolio optimization constraints.
Quantum optimization for portfolios with risk and diversification constraints.
problem Implementing complex constraints in portfolio optimization for financial applications.
method Transformed portfolio optimization into a quadratic binary optimization problem suitable for quantum annealers.
result Demonstrated practical implementation of daily constraints in real data using quantum processors.
The paper compares various portfolio construction methods and their impacts on allocation, performance, and stability.
problem Investment portfolio optimization and allocation under different constraints and models.
method Comparison of mean-variance optimization, constrained optimization, Fama French five factor regression, Monte Carlo simulation, and Black-Litterman model.
result Black-Litterman model produces more stable and economically intuitive allocations compared to standard mean-variance optimization.
The paper solves portfolio optimization problems with risk constraints.
problem Maximizing utility while ensuring a certain wealth threshold with risk constraints.
method Derives Nash equilibria for two agents and characterizes them for more than two agents.
result Characterizes Nash equilibria for different cases of competition probabilities.
Enhanced indexation with sector constraints using SSD for better portfolio performance.
problem Constructing a portfolio that outperforms a market index while respecting sector investment proportions.
method Subset second-order stochastic dominance (subset SSD) applied to asset subset constraints.
result Subset SSD approach outperforms S&P500 and standard SSD approaches.