A
B
Portfolio A is preferable to Portfolio B if its expected return is equal to
or greater than Bs and its standard deviation is equal to or smaller than
Bs
in the expected return-standard deviation space, the preferred
direction is northwest, because in this direction we simultaneously
increase the expected return and decrease the variance of the rate of
return
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Motivation Mean Variance Theory Mean Variance Theory
Mean Variance Portfolio Theory contd
Mean-Variance (M-V) or Mean-Standard Deviation criterion
Portfolio A dominates Portfolio B if
E (r
A
) E (r
B
)
and
A
B
Portfolio A is preferable to Portfolio B if its expected return is equal to
or greater than Bs and its standard deviation is equal to or smaller than
Bs
in the expected return-standard deviation space, the preferred
direction is northwest, because in this direction we simultaneously
increase the expected return and decrease the variance of the rate of
return
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Motivation Mean Variance Theory Mean Variance Theory
Mean Variance Portfolio Theory contd
Mean-Variance (M-V) or Mean-Standard Deviation criterion
Portfolio A dominates Portfolio B if
E (r
A
) E (r
B
)
and
A
B
Portfolio A is preferable to Portfolio B if its expected return is equal to
or greater than Bs and its standard deviation is equal to or smaller than
Bs
in the expected return-standard deviation space, the preferred
direction is northwest, because in this direction we simultaneously
increase the expected return and decrease the variance of the rate of
return
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Motivation Mean Variance Theory Mean Variance Theory
Solution to the Mean Variance Portfolio Problem
Steps:
1
Identication of the Efcient Frontier and the optimal portfolio of
risky assets
2
Deciding how much to invest in that risky portfolio versus in a safe
asset (e.g., short-term Treasury bills) based on the investors
preferences
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Motivation Mean Variance Theory Mean Variance Theory
Solution to the Mean Variance Portfolio Problem
Steps:
1
Identication of the Efcient Frontier and the optimal portfolio of
risky assets
2
Deciding how much to invest in that risky portfolio versus in a safe
asset (e.g., short-term Treasury bills) based on the investors
preferences