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Kelly criterion for variable pay-off

Probability 2014-11-14 v1 Portfolio Management

Abstract

We determine Kelly criterion for a game with variable pay-off. The Kelly fraction satisfies a fundamental integral equation and is smaller than the classical Kelly fraction for the same game with the constant average pay-off.

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@article{arxiv.1411.3615,
  title  = {Kelly criterion for variable pay-off},
  author = {Ricardo Pérez-Marco},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1411.3615},
  year   = {2014}
}

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5 pages

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