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Missing Information and Asset Allocation

Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, Marc Potters, Jean-Pierre Aguilar

cond-mat.stat-mecharXiv:cond-mat/9707042

Abstract

When the available statistical information is imperfect, it is dangerous to follow standard optimisation procedures to construct an optimal portfolio, which usually leads to a strong concentration of the weights on very few assets. We propose a new way, based on generalised entropies, to ensure a minimal degree of diversification.

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