Non-Linear Transaction Costs Inclusion in Mean-Variance Optimization

In this article we propose a new way to include transaction costs into a mean-variance portfolio optimization. We consider brokerage fees, bid/ask spread and the market impact of the trade. A pragmatic algorithm is proposed, which approximates the optimal portfolio, and we can show that is converges...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Christian Johannes Zimmer, José Euclides de Melo Ferraz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Finance 2005-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Finanças
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Online Access:http://virtualbib.fgv.br/ojs/index.php/rbfin/article/view/1150