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A minimax risk strategy for portfolio immunization

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  • Copper, Mark L.

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  • Barber, Joel R. & Copper, Mark L., 1998. "A minimax risk strategy for portfolio immunization," Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 23(2), pages 173-177, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:insuma:v:23:y:1998:i:2:p:173-177
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    2. Victor Lapshin, 2021. "Immunizing a Marked-to-Model Obligation with Marked-to-Market Financial Instruments," HSE Working papers WP BRP 84/FE/2021, National Research University Higher School of Economics.
    3. Balbas, Alejandro & Ibanez, Alfredo & Lopez, Susana, 2002. "Dispersion measures as immunization risk measures," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 26(6), pages 1229-1244, June.
    4. Balbás, Alejandro & Balbás, Raquel & Mayoral, Silvia, 2009. "Portfolio choice and optimal hedging with general risk functions: A simplex-like algorithm," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 192(2), pages 603-620, January.
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