We had our first taste of the problem with mean-variance optimization at a hedge fund some years back. We loaded the positions into an optimizer, pressed the button, and discovered 25% of the ...

We were visiting a hedge fund some years back when we had our first taste of the problem with mean-variance optimization—the tool advisors use to balance risk and reward in client portfolios. We ...

With the publication of his simply titled dissertation, "Portfolio Selection," 55 years ago, Harry Markowitz, a doctoral candidate in economics at the University of Chicago, presented the investment ...

Portfolio construction is the art (and science) of allocating weights to a collection of assets to achieve a given objective – typically, a target volatility or risk-adjusted return. The Markowitz ...

Discover the differences between standard deviation and variance, two essential metrics for investors to assess volatility and risk in financial data.

Axioma, a global provider of risk and portfolio management solutions, released the latest version of Axioma Portfolio Optimizer (APO 2017.R4). Key updates include multi-core optimization for shorter ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...