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One of the problems in quantitative finance that has received the most attention is the portfolio optimization problem. Regarding its solving, this problem has been approached using different techniques, with those related to quantum…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-09-28 Eneko Osaba , Guillaume Gelabert , Esther Villar-Rodriguez , Antón Asla , Izaskun Oregi

We give explicit solutions for utility maximization of terminal wealth problem $u(X_T)$ in the presence of Knightian uncertainty in continuous time $[0,T]$ in a complete market. We assume there is uncertainty on both drift and volatility of…

Mathematical Finance · Quantitative Finance 2019-09-13 Kerem Ugurlu

In the paper, we consider three quadratic optimization problems which are frequently applied in portfolio theory, i.e, the Markowitz mean-variance problem as well as the problems based on the mean-variance utility function and the quadratic…

Portfolio Management · Quantitative Finance 2013-05-13 Taras Bodnar , Nestor Parolya , Wolfgang Schmid

We study the dynamic investment decisions of investors who prioritise specific quantiles of outcomes over their expected values. Downside-focused agents targeting low quantiles reduce risk in states with high variance, while those with a…

General Finance · Quantitative Finance 2025-10-23 Jozef Barunik , Lukas Janasek , Attila Sarkany

Portfolio optimization is a fundamental problem in finance that aims to determine the optimal allocation of assets within a portfolio to maximize returns while minimizing risk. It can be formulated as a Quadratic Unconstrained Binary…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-27 Anbang Wang , Zhonggang Lv , Zhenyuan Ma , Dunbo Cai , Zhihong Zhang

We consider a multi-stock continuous time incomplete market model with random coefficients. We study the investment problem in the class of strategies which do not use direct observations of the appreciation rates of the stocks, but rather…

Mathematical Finance · Quantitative Finance 2015-02-10 Nikolai Dokuchaev

We study a continuous-time expected utility maximization problem in which the investor at maturity receives the value of a contingent claim in addition to the investment payoff from the financial market. The investor knows nothing about the…

Mathematical Finance · Quantitative Finance 2023-07-17 Yunhong Li , Zuo Quan Xu , Xun Yu Zhou

The Portfolio Optimization task has long been studied in the Financial Services literature as a procedure to identify the basket of assets that satisfy desired conditions on the expected return and the associated risk. A well-known approach…

This paper presents a Quantum Reinforcement Learning (QRL) solution to the dynamic portfolio optimization problem based on Variational Quantum Circuits. The implemented QRL approaches are quantum analogues of the classical…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-01-29 Vincent Gurgul , Ying Chen , Stefan Lessmann

The problem of portfolio allocation in the context of stocks evolving in random environments, that is with volatility and returns depending on random factors, has attracted a lot of attention. The problem of maximizing a power utility at a…

Mathematical Finance · Quantitative Finance 2022-11-29 Maxim Bichuch , Jean-Pierre Fouque

Recently, several researchers proposed portfolio optimization as a potential use case for quantum optimization. However, the literature is lacking an extensive benchmark quantifying the potential of quantum computers for portfolio…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-23 Eric Stopfer , Friedrich Wagner

We consider the problem of choosing a portfolio that maximizes the cumulative prospect theory (CPT) utility on an empirical distribution of asset returns. We show that while CPT utility is not a concave function of the portfolio weights, it…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-01-11 Eric Luxenberg , Philipp Schiele , Stephen Boyd

A classical portfolio theory deals with finding the optimal proportion in which an agent invests a wealth in a risk-free asset and a probabilistic risky asset. Formulating and solving the problem depend on how the risk is represented and…

Portfolio Management · Quantitative Finance 2019-01-28 Irina Georgescu , Jani Kinnunen

High-dimensional portfolio optimization faces significant computational challenges under complex constraints, with traditional optimization methods struggling to balance convergence speed and global exploration capability. To address this,…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-04-06 Mingyang Yu , Jiaqi Zhang , Haorui Yang , Adam Slowik , Jun Zhang , Jing Xu

In this paper we investigate the expected terminal utility maximization approach for a dynamic stochastic portfolio optimization problem. We solve it numerically by solving an evolutionary Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation which is…

Portfolio Management · Quantitative Finance 2018-10-30 Sona Kilianova , Daniel Sevcovic

This paper investigates Merton's portfolio problem in a rough stochastic environment described by Volterra Heston model. The model has a non-Markovian and non-semimartingale structure. By considering an auxiliary random process, we solve…

Portfolio Management · Quantitative Finance 2019-11-20 Bingyan Han , Hoi Ying Wong

This paper studies a continuous-time optimal portfolio selection problem in the complete market for a behavioral investor whose preference is of the prospect type with probability distortion. The investor concerns about the terminal…

Portfolio Management · Quantitative Finance 2022-11-11 Jing Peng , Pengyu Wei , Zuo Quan Xu

Finding an optimal balance between risk and returns in investment portfolios is a central challenge in quantitative finance, often addressed through Markowitz portfolio theory (MPT). While traditional portfolio optimization is carried out…

Portfolio Management · Quantitative Finance 2024-04-18 Francesco Catalano , Laura Nasello , Daniel Guterding

This paper investigates the experimental performance of a discrete portfolio optimization problem relevant to the financial services industry on the gate-model of quantum computing. We implement and evaluate a portfolio rebalancing use case…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-11-14 Mark Hodson , Brendan Ruck , Hugh Ong , David Garvin , Stefan Dulman

We present an optimal investment theorem for a currency exchange model with random and possibly discontinuous proportional transaction costs. The investor's preferences are represented by a multivariate utility function, allowing for…

Probability · Mathematics 2009-04-08 Luciano Campi , Mark P. Owen