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January  2016, 12(1): 229-249. doi: 10.3934/jimo.2016.12.229

Time consistent policy of multi-period mean-variance problem in stochastic markets

Zhiping Chen 1, , Jia Liu 2, and  Gang Li 2,

1. 

Department of Computing Science, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049
2. 

Department of Computing Science, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, China

Received  April 2014 Revised  January 2015 Published  April 2015

Due to the non-separability of the variance operator, the optimal investment policy of the multi-period mean-variance model in Markovian markets doesn't satisfy the time consistency. We propose a new weak time consistency in stochastic markets and show that the pre-commitment optimal policy satisfies the weak time consistency at any intermediate period as long as the investor's wealth is no more than a specific threshold. When the investor's wealth exceeds the threshold, the weak time consistency no longer holds. In this case, by modifying the pre-commitment optimal policy, we derive a wealth interval, from which we determine a more efficient revised policy. The terminal wealth obtained under this revised policy can achieve the same mean as, but not greater variance than those of the terminal wealth obtained under the pre-commitment optimal policy; a series of superior investment policies can be obtained depending on the degree the investor wants the conditional variance to decrease. It is shown that, in the above revising process, a positive cash flow can be taken out of the market. Finally, an empirical example illustrates our theoretical results. Our results generalize existing conclusions for the multi-period mean-variance model in deterministic markets.
Keywords: policy revision., Markovian markets, Bellman's optimality principle, mean-variance, Time inconsistency.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 91G10; Secondary: 49N10, 93E2.
Citation: Zhiping Chen, Jia Liu, Gang Li. Time consistent policy of multi-period mean-variance problem in stochastic markets. Journal of Industrial & Management Optimization, 2016, 12 (1) : 229-249. doi: 10.3934/jimo.2016.12.229
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[11]

Z. P. Chen, G. Li and J. E. Guo, Optimal investment policy in the time consistent mean-variance formulation,, Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 52 (2013), 145.  doi: 10.1016/j.insmatheco.2012.11.007.  Google Scholar

[12]

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[14]

Z. P. Chen and Y. Wang, Two-sided coherent risk measures and their application in realistic portfolio optimization,, Journal of Banking and Finance, 32 (2008), 2667.  doi: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2008.07.004.  Google Scholar

[15]

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[16]

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[17]

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[19]

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[21]

H. Geman and S. Ohana, Time-consistency in managing a commodity portfolio: A dynamic risk measure approach,, Journal of Banking and Finance, 32 (2008), 1991.  doi: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2007.05.020.  Google Scholar

[22]

R. Korn and H. Kraft, A stochastic control approach to portfolio problems with stochastic interest rates,, SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, 40 (2002), 1250.  doi: 10.1137/S0363012900377791.  Google Scholar

[23]

D. Li and W. L. Ng, Optimal dynamic portfolio selection: Multi-period mean-variance formulation,, Mathematical Finance, 10 (2000), 387.  doi: 10.1111/1467-9965.00100.  Google Scholar

[24]

X. Li, X. Y. Zhou and A. E. B. Lim, Dynamic mean-variance portfolio selection with no-shorting constraints,, SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, 40 (2002), 1540.  doi: 10.1137/S0363012900378504.  Google Scholar

[25]

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[26]

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[27]

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[28]

A. Ruszczyński, Risk-averse dynamic programming for Markov decision processes,, Mathematical Programming, 125 (2010), 235.  doi: 10.1007/s10107-010-0393-3.  Google Scholar

[29]

A. Shapiro, On a time consistency concept in risk averse multistage stochastic programming,, Operations Research Letters, 37 (2009), 143.  doi: 10.1016/j.orl.2009.02.005.  Google Scholar

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T. Wang, A class of dynamic risk measure,, Working Paper, (1999).   Google Scholar

[32]

J. Wang and P. A. Forsyth, Continuous time mean variance asset allocation: A time-consistent strategy,, European Journal of Operational Research, 209 (2011), 184.  doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2010.09.038.  Google Scholar

[33]

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[34]

L. Xu, R. M. Wang and D. J. Yao, Optimal stochastic investment games under Markov regime switching market,, Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization, 10 (2014), 795.  doi: 10.3934/jimo.2014.10.795.  Google Scholar

[35]

X. Y. Zhou and D. Li, Continuous-time mean-variance portfolio selection: A stochastic LQ framework,, Applied Mathematics and Optimization, 42 (2000), 19.  doi: 10.1007/s002450010003.  Google Scholar

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S. S. Zhu, D. Li and S. Y. Wang, Risk control over bankruptcy in dynamic portfolio selection: A generalized mean-variance formulation,, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 49 (2004), 447.  doi: 10.1109/TAC.2004.824474.  Google Scholar

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