We propose a simplified approach to mean-variance portfolio problems by changing their parametrisation from trading strategies to final positions. This allows us to treat, under a very mild no-arbitrage-type assumption, a whole range of quadratic optimisation problems by simple mathematical tools in a unified and model-independent way. We pro- vide explicit formulas for optimal positions and values, connections between the solutions to the different problems, two-fund separation results, and explicit expressions for indifference values.

Simplified mean-variance portfolio optimisation

Claudio Fontana;
2012

Abstract

We propose a simplified approach to mean-variance portfolio problems by changing their parametrisation from trading strategies to final positions. This allows us to treat, under a very mild no-arbitrage-type assumption, a whole range of quadratic optimisation problems by simple mathematical tools in a unified and model-independent way. We pro- vide explicit formulas for optimal positions and values, connections between the solutions to the different problems, two-fund separation results, and explicit expressions for indifference values.
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