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Risk minimization and portfolio diversification
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Risk minimization and portfolio diversification

Abstract

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 explored; it turns out that this portfolio constraint leads to a more diversified portfolio.

Authors

Pourbabaee F; Kwak M; Pirvu TA

Publication date

November 24, 2014

DOI

10.48550/arxiv.1411.6657

Preprint server

arXiv
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