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Mean-variance criterion

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Mean-variance criterion
The selection of portfolios based on the means and variances of their returns. The choice of the higher expected return portfolio for a given level of variance or the lower variance portfolio for a given expected return.


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If we compare the first two moments (mean-variance analysis), note that for m high, the expectation and variance of the CPPI portfolio are greater than those of the OBPI one and so there is no-dominance with respect to the mean-variance criterion.
If the decision-maker is risk-averse or if the outcome distributions are normally distributed, then the familiar mean-variance criterion can be used to select the optimal hedging strategy.
 
 
 
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