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Optimizing Transition Strategies for Small to Medium Sized Portfolios

Computational Finance 2024-01-26 v2

Abstract

This work discusses the benefits of constrained portfolio turnover strategies for small to medium-sized portfolios. We propose a dynamic multi-period model that aims to minimize transaction costs and maximize terminal wealth levels whilst adhering to strict portfolio turnover constraints. Our results demonstrate that using our framework in combination with a reasonable forecast, can lead to higher portfolio values and lower transaction costs on average when compared to a naive, single-period model. Such results were maintained given different problem cases, such as, trading horizon, assets under management, wealth levels, etc. In addition, the proposed model lends itself to a reformulation that makes use of the column generation algorithm which can be strategically leveraged to reduce complexity and solving times.

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@article{arxiv.2401.13126,
  title  = {Optimizing Transition Strategies for Small to Medium Sized Portfolios},
  author = {Nakul Upadhya and Alexandre Granzer-Guay},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.13126},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

All of the discussed experiments and presented results can be reproduced using our code at https://github.com/upadhyan/Portfolio-Changeover-Optimization

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