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Single-Event Multinomial Full Kelly via Implicit State Positions

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For a single event with finitely many mutually exclusive outcomes, the full Kelly problem is to maximize expected log wealth over nonnegative stakes together with an optional cash position. The optimal formula is classical, but the support-selection step is often presented via Lagrange multipliers. This note gives a shorter state-price derivation. A cash fraction $c$ acts as an implicit position in every outcome: in terminal-wealth terms, it is equivalent to a baseline stake $cq_i$ on outcome $i$, where $q_i$ is the state price. On any active support, explicit bets therefore only top up favorable outcomes from this baseline $cq_i$ to the optimal total stake $p_i$. This yields the formula $x_i = (p_i - c q_i)_+$, the threshold rule $p_i/q_i > c$, and, after sorting outcomes by $p_i/q_i$, a one-pass greedy algorithm for support selection. The result is standard in substance, but the implicit-position viewpoint gives a compact proof and a convenient way to remember the solution.

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  • Christopher D. Long, 2026. "Single-Event Multinomial Full Kelly via Implicit State Positions," Papers 2603.13581, arXiv.org.
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    1. Bernard Rosner, 1975. "Optimal Allocation of Resources in a Pari-Mutuel Setting," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 21(9), pages 997-1006, May.
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    1. Christopher D. Long, 2026. "Risk-Constrained Kelly for Mutually Exclusive Outcomes: CRRA Support Invariance and Logarithmic One-Dimensional Calibration," Papers 2604.11577, arXiv.org.
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