Portfolio selection: An extreme value approach

We show theoretically that lower tail dependence (χ), a measure of the probability that a portfolio will suffer large losses given that the market does, contains important information for risk-averse investors. We then estimate χ for a sample of DJIA stocks and show that it differs systematically fr...

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Main Authors: DiTraglia, FJ, Gerlach, JR
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2012