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Quantitative Techniques in the Investment Management Industry. |
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Central Themes of This Book. |
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PART ONE Portfolio Allocation: Classical Theory and Extensions. |
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CHAPTER 2 Mean-Variance Analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory. |
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The Benefits of Diversification. |
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Mean-Variance Analysis: Overview. |
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Classical Framework for Mean-Variance Optimization. |
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Selection of the Optimal Portfolio When There Is a Risk-Free Asset. |
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More on Utility Functions: A General Framework for Portfolio Choice. |
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CHAPTER 3 Advances in the Theory of Portfolio Risk Measures. |
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Dispersion and Downside Measures. |
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Portfolio Selection with Higher Moments through Expansions of Utility. |
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Polynomial Goal Programming for Portfolio Optimization with Higher Moments. |
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Some Remarks on the Estimation of Higher Moments. |
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The Approach of Malevergne and Sornette. |
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CHAPTER 4 Portfolio Selection in Practice. |
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Portfolio Constraints Commonly Used in Practice. |
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Incorporating Transaction Costs in Asset-Allocation Models. |
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Multiaccount Optimization. |
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PART TWO Robust Parameter Estimation. |
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CHAPTER 5 Classical Asset Pricing. |
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Theoretical and Econometric Models. |
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General Equilibrium Theories. |
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Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). |
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Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT). |
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CHAPTER 6 Forecasting Expected Return and Risk. |
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Dividend Discount and Residual Income Valuation Models. |
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The Sample Mean and Covariance Estimators. |
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Arbitrage Pricing Theory and Factor Models. |
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Factor Models in Practice. |
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Other Approaches to Volatility Estimation. |
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Application to Investment Strategies and Proprietary Trading. |
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CHAPTER 7 Robust Estimation. |
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The Intuition behind Robust Statistics. |
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Robust Estimators of Regressions. |
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CHAPTER 8 Robust Frameworks for Estimation: Shrinkage, Bayesian Approaches, and the Black-Litterman Model. |
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Practical Problems Encountered in Mean-Variance Optimization. |
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PART THREE Optimization Techniques. |
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CHAPTER 9 Mathematical and Numerical Optimization. |
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Mathematical Programming. |
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Necessary Conditions for Optimality for Continuous Optimization Problems. |
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Optimization Duality Theory. |
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How Do Optimization Algorithms Work? |
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CHAPTER 10 Optimization under Uncertainty. |
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CHAPTER 11 Implementing and Solving Optimization Problems in Practice. |
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Practical Considerations When Using Optimization Software. |
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Specialized Software for Optimization Under Uncertainty. |
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PART FOUR Robust Portfolio Optimization. |
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CHAPTER 12 Robust Modeling of Uncertain Parameters in Classical Mean-Variance Portfolio Optimization. |
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Portfolio Resampling Techniques. |
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Robust Portfolio Allocation. |
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Some Practical Remarks on Robust Portfolio Allocation Models. |
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CHAPTER 13 The Practice of Robust Portfolio Management: Recent Trends and New Directions. |
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Some Issues in Robust Asset Allocation. |
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Understanding and Modeling Transaction Costs. |
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Rebalancing Using an Optimizer. |
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CHAPTER 14 Quantitative Investment Management Today and Tomorrow. |
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Using Derivatives in Portfolio Management. |
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Quantitative Return-Forecasting Techniques and Model-Based Trading Strategies. |
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Trade Execution and Algorithmic Trading. |
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APPENDIX A Data Description: The MSCI World Index. |
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INDEX. |
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