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Multi-period mean–variance portfolio selection with regime switching and a stochastic cash flow

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  • Wu, Huiling
  • Li, Zhongfei

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This paper investigates a non-self-financing portfolio optimization problem under the framework of multi-period mean–variance with Markov regime switching and a stochastic cash flow. The stochastic cash flow can be explained as capital additions or withdrawals during the investment process. Specially, the cash flow is the surplus process or the risk process of an insurer at each period. The returns of assets and amount of the cash flow all depend on the states of a stochastic market which are assumed to follow a discrete-time Markov chain. We analyze the existence of optimal solutions, and derive the optimal strategy and the efficient frontier in closed-form. Several special cases are discussed and numerical examples are given to demonstrate the effect of cash flow.

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  • Wu, Huiling & Li, Zhongfei, 2012. "Multi-period mean–variance portfolio selection with regime switching and a stochastic cash flow," Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 50(3), pages 371-384.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:insuma:v:50:y:2012:i:3:p:371-384
    DOI: 10.1016/j.insmatheco.2012.01.003
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