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A monotone numerical integration method for mean-variance portfolio optimization under jump-diffusion models
Computational Finance · Submitted 12 Sep 2023
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The authors' main claim Numerical results show remarkable agreement with benchmark solutions obtained through finite differences and Monte Carlo simulation, underscoring the effectiveness of our approach.
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We develop a efficient, easy-to-implement, and strictly monotone numerical integration method for Mean-Variance (MV) portfolio optimization in realistic contexts, which involve jump-diffusion dynamics of the underlying controlled processes, discrete rebalancing, and the application of investment constraints, namely no-bankruptcy and leverage. A crucial element of the MV portfolio optimization formulation over each rebalancing interval is a convolution integral, which involves a conditional density of the logarithm of the amount invested in the risky asset. Using a known closed-form expression for the Fourier transform of this density, we derive an infinite series representation for the conditional density where each term is strictly positive and explicitly computable. As a result, the convolution integral can be readily approximated through a monotone integration scheme, such as a composite quadrature rule typically available in most programming languages. The computational complexity of our method is an order of magnitude lower than that of existing monotone finite difference methods. To further enhance efficiency, we propose an implementation of the scheme via Fast Fourier Transforms, exploiting the Toeplitz matrix structure. The proposed monotone scheme is proven to be both $\ell_{\infty}$-stable and pointwise consistent, and we rigorously establish its pointwise convergence to the unique solution of the MV portfolio optimization problem. We also intuitively demonstrate that, as the rebalancing time interval approaches zero, the proposed scheme converges to a continuously observed impulse control formulation for MV optimization expressed as a Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman Quasi-Variational Inequality. Numerical results show remarkable agreement with benchmark solutions obtained through finite differences and Monte Carlo simulation, underscoring the effectiveness of our approach.
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| s0 | We develop a efficient, easy-to-implement, and strictly monotone numerical integration method for Mean-Variance (MV) portfolio optimization in realistic contexts, which involve jump-diffusion dynamics of the underlying controlled processes, discrete rebalancing, and the application of investment constraints, namely no-bankruptcy and leverage. | contribution 1.00 | 0.97 | 0.30 | asserted 1.00 |
| s1 | A crucial element of the MV portfolio optimization formulation over each rebalancing interval is a convolution integral, which involves a conditional density of the logarithm of the amount invested in the risky asset. | background 0.90 | 0.20 | 0.03 | asserted 1.00 |
| s2 | Using a known closed-form expression for the Fourier transform of this density, we derive an infinite series representation for the conditional density where each term is strictly positive and explicitly computable. | method 0.73 | 0.93 | 0.05 | asserted 1.00 |
| s3 | As a result, the convolution integral can be readily approximated through a monotone integration scheme, such as a composite quadrature rule typically available in most programming languages. | method 0.97 | 0.78 | 0.08 | asserted 0.90 |
| s4 | The computational complexity of our method is an order of magnitude lower than that of existing monotone finite difference methods. | result 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.13 | asserted 1.00 |
| s5 | To further enhance efficiency, we propose an implementation of the scheme via Fast Fourier Transforms, exploiting the Toeplitz matrix structure. | method 0.78 | 0.91 | 0.05 | asserted 0.88 |
| s6 | The proposed monotone scheme is proven to be both $\ell_{\infty}$-stable and pointwise consistent, and we rigorously establish its pointwise convergence to the unique solution of the MV portfolio optimization problem. | result 0.64 | 0.95 | 0.32 | asserted 1.00 |
| s7 | We also intuitively demonstrate that, as the rebalancing time interval approaches zero, the proposed scheme converges to a continuously observed impulse control formulation for MV optimization expressed as a Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman Quasi-Variational Inequality. | result 0.56 | 0.91 | 0.10 | asserted 0.99 |
| s8 | Numerical results show remarkable agreement with benchmark solutions obtained through finite differences and Monte Carlo simulation, underscoring the effectiveness of our approach. | result 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.33 | asserted 1.00 |
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We develop a efficient, easy-to-implement, and strictly monotone numerical integration method for Mean-Variance (MV) portfolio optimization in realistic contexts, which involve jump-diffusion dynamics of the underlying controlled processes, discrete rebalancing, and the application of investment constraints, namely no-bankruptcy and leverage. A crucial element of the MV portfolio optimization formulation over each rebalancing interval is a convolution integral, which involves a conditional density of the logarithm of the amount invested in the risky asset. Using a known closed-form expression for the Fourier transform of this density, we derive an infinite series representation for the conditional density where each term is strictly positive and explicitly computable. As a result, the convolution integral can be readily approximated through a monotone integration scheme, such as a composite quadrature rule typically available in most programming languages. The computational complexity of our method is an order of magnitude lower than that of existing monotone finite difference methods. To further enhance efficiency, we propose an implementation of the scheme via Fast Fourier Transforms, exploiting the Toeplitz matrix structure. The proposed monotone scheme is proven to be both $\ell_{\infty}$-stable and pointwise consistent, and we rigorously establish its pointwise convergence to the unique solution of the MV portfolio optimization problem. We also intuitively demonstrate that, as the rebalancing time interval approaches zero, the proposed scheme converges to a continuously observed impulse control formulation for MV optimization expressed as a Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman Quasi-Variational Inequality. Numerical results show remarkable agreement with benchmark solutions obtained through finite differences and Monte Carlo simulation, underscoring the effectiveness of our approach.
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