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A note on portfolios of averages of lognormal variables

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  • Boyle, Phelim
  • Jiang, Ruihong

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This paper establishes conditions under which a portfolio consisting of the averages of K blocks of lognormal variables converges to a K-dimensional lognormal variable as the number of variables in each block increases. The associated block covariance matrix has to have a special structure where the correlations and variances within the block submatrices are equal. We show why the variance homogeneity assumption plays a key role in the derivation.

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  • Boyle, Phelim & Jiang, Ruihong, 2023. "A note on portfolios of averages of lognormal variables," Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 112(C), pages 97-109.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:insuma:v:112:y:2023:i:c:p:97-109
    DOI: 10.1016/j.insmatheco.2023.06.001
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