Accurate estimation and optimal control of tail risk is important for building portfolios with desir- able properties, especially when dealing with a large set of assets. In this work, we consider optimal asset allocation strategies based on the minimization of two asymmetric deviation measures, related to quantile and expectile regression, respectively. Their properties are discussed in relation with the ‘risk quadrangle’ framework introduced by Rockafellar and Uryasev [The fundamental risk quad- rangle in risk management, optimization and statistical estimation.Surv. Oper. Res. Manag. Sci., 2013,18(1–2), 33–53], and compared to traditional strategies, such as the mean–variance portfolio. In order to control estimation error and improve the out-of-sample performance of the proposed models, we include ridge and elastic-net regularization penalties. Finally, we propose quadratic programming formulations for the optimization problems. Simulations and real-world analyses on multiple datasets allow to discuss pros and cons of the different methods. The results show that the ridge and elastic-net allocations are effective in improving the out-of-sample performance, especially in large portfolios, compared to the un-penalized ones.

(2021). Tail risks in large portfolio selection: penalized quantile and expectile minimum deviation models [journal article - articolo]. In QUANTITATIVE FINANCE. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/166961

Tail risks in large portfolio selection: penalized quantile and expectile minimum deviation models

Giacometti, Rosella;Torri, Gabriele;
2021-01-01

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Accurate estimation and optimal control of tail risk is important for building portfolios with desir- able properties, especially when dealing with a large set of assets. In this work, we consider optimal asset allocation strategies based on the minimization of two asymmetric deviation measures, related to quantile and expectile regression, respectively. Their properties are discussed in relation with the ‘risk quadrangle’ framework introduced by Rockafellar and Uryasev [The fundamental risk quad- rangle in risk management, optimization and statistical estimation.Surv. Oper. Res. Manag. Sci., 2013,18(1–2), 33–53], and compared to traditional strategies, such as the mean–variance portfolio. In order to control estimation error and improve the out-of-sample performance of the proposed models, we include ridge and elastic-net regularization penalties. Finally, we propose quadratic programming formulations for the optimization problems. Simulations and real-world analyses on multiple datasets allow to discuss pros and cons of the different methods. The results show that the ridge and elastic-net allocations are effective in improving the out-of-sample performance, especially in large portfolios, compared to the un-penalized ones.
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Giacometti, Rosella; Torri, Gabriele; Paterlini, Sandra
(2021). Tail risks in large portfolio selection: penalized quantile and expectile minimum deviation models [journal article - articolo]. In QUANTITATIVE FINANCE. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/166961
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