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An iterative method for solving a bi-objective constrained portfolio optimization problem

  • Madani BezouiEmail author
  • Mustapha Moulaï
  • Ahcène Bounceur
  • Reinhardt Euler
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Abstract

In this work, we consider the problem of portfolio optimization under cardinality and quantity constraints. We use the standard model of mean-variance in its bi-objective form which is presented here as a bi-objective quadratic programming problem under cardinality and quantity constraints. This problem is NP-hard, which is why the majority of methods proposed in the literature use metaheuristics for its resolution. In this paper, we propose an iterative method for solving constrained portfolio optimization problems. Experiments are performed with major market indices, such as the Hang Seng, DAX, FTSE, S&P 100, Nikkei, S&P 500 and Nasdaq using real-world datasets involving up to 2196 assets. Comparisons with two exact methods and a metaheuristic are performed. These results show that the new method allows to find efficient portfolio fronts in reasonable time.

Keywords

Cardinality and quantity constraints Cardinality portfolio selection Bi-objective programming Mixed integer programming Steepest descent method Pascoletti–Serafini method 

Mathematics Subject Classification

90C29 90C90 90C11 90B50 91B28 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.University M’hamed Bougara of BoumerdesBoumerdesAlgeria
  2. 2.LaROMad, Faculty of Mathematics (USTHB)AlgiersAlgeria
  3. 3.Lab-STICC - UMR CNRS 6285, UBOBrestFrance

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