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The main contribution of the paper is to employ the financial market network as a useful tool to improve the portfolio selection process, where nodes indicate securities and edges capture the dependence structure of the system. Three…

Portfolio Management · Quantitative Finance 2019-01-15 Gian Paolo Clemente , Rosanna Grassi , Asmerilda Hitaj

We study the allocation of synthetic portfolios under hierarchical nested, one-factor, and diagonal structures of the population covariance matrix in a high-dimensional scenario. The noise reduction approaches for the sample realizations…

Computational Finance · Quantitative Finance 2025-03-10 Andrés García-Medina

This study proposes a self-optimization physics-informed Fourier-features randomized neural network (SO-PIFRNN) framework, which significantly improves the numerical solving accuracy of PDEs through hyperparameter optimization mechanism.…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-08-18 Jiale Linghu , Weifeng Gao , Hao Dong , Yufeng Nie

A methodology to perform topological regularization via information filtering network is introduced. This methodology can be directly applied to covariance selection problem providing an instrument for sparse probabilistic modeling with…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-11-02 Tomaso Aste

This paper proposes a new method for financial portfolio optimization based on reducing simultaneous asset shocks across a collection of assets. This may be understood as an alternative approach to risk reduction in a portfolio based on a…

Portfolio Management · Quantitative Finance 2023-03-10 Nick James , Max Menzies , Jennifer Chan

Systemic risk arises as a multi-layer network phenomenon. Layers represent direct financial exposures of various types, including interbank liabilities, derivative- or foreign exchange exposures. Another network layer of systemic risk…

Risk Management · Quantitative Finance 2018-03-13 Anton Pichler , Sebastian Poledna , Stefan Thurner

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are the foundation of the Internet of Things (IoT), and in the era of the fifth generation of wireless communication networks, they are envisioned to be truly ubiquitous, reliable, scalable, and energy…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-11-01 Xiangyue Meng , Hazer Inaltekin , Brian Krongold

We introduce a financial portfolio optimization framework that allows us to automatically select the relevant assets and estimate their weights by relying on a sorted $\ell_1$-Norm penalization, henceforth SLOPE. Our approach is able to…

Portfolio Management · Quantitative Finance 2021-07-30 Philipp J. Kremer , Sangkyun Lee , Malgorzata Bogdan , Sandra Paterlini

This paper uses topological data analysis (TDA) tools and introduces a data-driven clustering-based stock selection strategy tailored for sparse portfolio construction. Our asset selection strategy exploits the topological features of stock…

Portfolio Management · Quantitative Finance 2024-12-16 Anubha Goel , Damir Filipović , Puneet Pasricha

We introduce a covariance matrix estimator that both takes into account the heteroskedasticity of financial returns (by using an exponentially weighted moving average) and reduces the effective dimensionality of the estimation (and hence…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2008-12-02 Szilard Pafka , Marc Potters , Imre Kondor

Portfolio optimization has long been dominated by covariance-based strategies, such as the Markowitz Mean-Variance framework. However, these approaches often fail to ensure a balanced risk structure across assets, leading to concentration…

Portfolio Management · Quantitative Finance 2025-08-07 Biswarup Chakraborty

Improvements in return forecast accuracy do not always lead to proportional improvements in portfolio decision quality, especially under realistic trading frictions and constraints. This paper adopts the Smart Predict--then--Optimize (SPO)…

Portfolio Management · Quantitative Finance 2026-01-13 Wang Yi , Takashi Hasuike

Energy efficiency and reliability have long been crucial factors for ensuring cost-effective and safe missions in autonomous systems computers. With the rapid evolution of industries such as space robotics and advanced air mobility, the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-07-18 Reza Ahmadvand , Sarah Safura Sharif , Yaser Mike Banad

We introduce a novel approach to portfolio optimization that leverages hierarchical graph structures and the Schur complement method to systematically reduce computational complexity while preserving full covariance information. Inspired by…

Portfolio Management · Quantitative Finance 2025-03-18 Gamal Mograby

In this paper, we introduce EvoPort, a novel evolutionary portfolio optimization method that leverages stochastic exploration over a spectrum of investment pipeline depths. From raw equity data, we employ a randomized feature generation…

Computation · Statistics 2025-06-11 Nguyen Van Thanh , Nguyen Thi Hau

From a complex network perspective, investigating the stock market holds paramount significance as it enables the systematic revelation of topological features inherent in the market. This approach is crucial in exploring market…

Physics and Society · Physics 2023-09-28 Yijie Teng , Rongmei Yang , Shuqi Xu , Linyuan Lü

This paper examines the applicability of Random Matrix Theory to portfolio management in finance. Starting from a group of normally distributed stochastic processes with given correlations we devise an algorithm for removing noise from the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2008-12-02 Przemyslaw Repetowicz , Peter Richmond

Robust optimization provides a principled framework for decision-making under uncertainty, with broad applications in finance, engineering, and operations research. In portfolio optimization, uncertainty in expected returns and covariances…

Statistical Finance · Quantitative Finance 2025-10-15 Daniel Cunha Oliveira , Grover Guzman , Nick Firoozye

Using a recently developed method of noise level estimation that makes use of properties of the coarse grained-entropy we have analyzed the noise level for the Dow Jones index and a few stocks from the New York Stock Exchange. We have found…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-10 Krzysztof Urbanowicz , Janusz A. Holyst

Classical portfolio optimization methods typically determine an optimal capital allocation through the implicit, yet critical, assumption of statistical time-invariance. Such models are inadequate for real-world markets as they employ…

Statistical Finance · Quantitative Finance 2021-02-02 Bruno Scalzo , Alvaro Arroyo , Ljubisa Stankovic , Danilo P. Mandic