Measuring financial risk and portfolio optimization with a non-Gaussian multivariate model

Young Kim (), Rosella Giacometti (), Svetlozar Rachev (), Frank Fabozzi () and Domenico Mignacca ()

Annals of Operations Research, 2012, vol. 201, issue 1, 325-343

Abstract: In this paper, we propose a multivariate market model with returns assumed to follow a multivariate normal tempered stable distribution. This distribution, defined by a mixture of the multivariate normal distribution and the tempered stable subordinator, is consistent with two stylized facts that have been observed for asset distributions: fat-tails and an asymmetric dependence structure. Assuming infinitely divisible distributions, we derive closed-form solutions for two important measures used by portfolio managers in portfolio construction: the marginal VaR and the marginal AVaR. We illustrate the proposed model using stocks comprising the Dow Jones Industrial Average, first statistically validating the model based on goodness-of-fit tests and then demonstrating how the marginal VaR and marginal AVaR can be used for portfolio optimization using the model. Based on the empirical evidence presented in this paper, our framework offers more realistic portfolio risk measures and a more tractable method for portfolio optimization. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2012

Keywords: Portfolio risk; Portfolio optimization; Portfolio budgeting; Marginal contribution; Fat-tailed distribution; Multivariate normal tempered stable distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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