Foreword |
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Preface |
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10 | (12) |
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10 | (2) |
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12 | (7) |
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2.1.3 Distribution Parameters |
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19 | (3) |
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22 | (9) |
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2.2.1 Choosing the Measure of Time |
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22 | (3) |
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2.2.2 Choosing the Scale of Time |
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25 | (6) |
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3 Statistical Description of Markets |
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31 | (22) |
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3.1 Construction of a Representation |
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32 | (2) |
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3.1.1 Role of the Statistical Description |
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32 | (1) |
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3.1.2 Continuous or Discontinuous Representations |
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32 | (2) |
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34 | (5) |
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3.2.1 The Pearson---Fisher Coefficients |
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35 | (2) |
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37 | (2) |
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39 | (6) |
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3.3.1 Definition of Estimators |
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39 | (2) |
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3.3.2 Confidence Intervals |
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41 | (4) |
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45 | (2) |
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3.4.1 Definition of the Estimators |
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45 | (1) |
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3.4.2 Confidence Interval |
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46 | (1) |
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3.5 Testing the Finiteness of the Activity |
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3.5.1 Construction of the Tests |
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50 | (3) |
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53 | (24) |
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4.1 Definitions and Construction |
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54 | (6) |
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4.1.1 The Characteristic Exponent |
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54 | (1) |
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4.1.2 Infinitely Divisible Distributions |
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54 | (1) |
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4.1.3 A Construction with Poisson Processes |
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55 | (5) |
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4.2 The Levy--Khintchine Formula |
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60 | (7) |
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4.2.1 Form of the Characteristic Exponent |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (5) |
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4.3 The Moments of Levy Processes of Finite Variation |
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67 | (10) |
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4.3.1 Existence of the Moments |
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68 | (1) |
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4.3.2 Calculating the Moments |
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69 | (8) |
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5 Stable Distributions and Processes |
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77 | (28) |
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5.1 Definitions and Properties |
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78 | (22) |
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78 | (3) |
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5.1.2 Characteristic Function and Levy Measure |
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81 | (9) |
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5.1.3 Some Special Cases of Stable Distributions |
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90 | (4) |
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5.1.4 Simulating Paths of Stable Processes |
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94 | (6) |
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5.2 Stable Financial Models |
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100 | (5) |
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5.2.1 With Pure Stable Distributions |
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100 | (1) |
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5.2.2 With Tempered Stable Distributions |
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101 | (4) |
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6 Laplace Distributions and Processes |
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105 | (42) |
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6.1 The First Laplace Distribution |
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106 | (23) |
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6.1.1 The Intuitive Approach |
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106 | (2) |
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6.1.2 Representations of the Laplace Distribution |
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108 | (9) |
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117 | (12) |
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6.2 The Asymmetrization of the Laplace Distribution |
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129 | (7) |
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6.2.1 Construction of the Asymmetrization |
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129 | (5) |
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134 | (2) |
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6.3 The Laplace Distribution as the Limit of Hyperbolic Distributions |
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136 | (11) |
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6.3.1 Motivation for Hyperbolic Distributions |
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138 | (1) |
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6.3.2 Construction of Hyperbolic Distributions |
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139 | (4) |
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6.3.3 Hyperbolic Distributions as Mixture Distributions |
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143 | (4) |
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7 The Time Change Framework |
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147 | (34) |
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148 | (7) |
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148 | (1) |
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7.1.2 A First Modeling Example |
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149 | (6) |
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7.2 Subordinated Brownian Motions |
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155 | (18) |
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7.2.1 The Mechanics of Subordination |
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155 | (3) |
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7.2.2 Construction of a Time Change |
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158 | (7) |
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7.2.3 Brownian Motion in Gamma Time |
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165 | (8) |
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7.3 Time-Changed Laplace Process |
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173 | (8) |
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7.3.1 Mean-Reverting Clock |
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174 | (4) |
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7.3.2 The Laplace Process in ICIR Time |
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178 | (3) |
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181 | (46) |
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8.1 Largest Values Approach |
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181 | (13) |
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182 | (8) |
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8.1.2 The Maxima of Levy Processes |
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190 | (4) |
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194 | (8) |
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8.2.1 The Law of Threshold Exceedances |
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194 | (4) |
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8.2.2 Linearity of Means beyond Thresholds |
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198 | (4) |
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8.3 Statistical Phenomenon Approach |
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202 | (18) |
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8.3.1 Concentration of Results |
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202 | (14) |
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8.3.2 Hierarchy of Large Values |
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216 | (4) |
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8.4 Estimation of the Shape Parameter |
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220 | (7) |
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221 | (3) |
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8.4.2 Examples of Results |
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224 | (3) |
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227 | (26) |
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228 | (14) |
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228 | (2) |
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9.1.2 Definition of the Main Risk Measures |
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230 | (3) |
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9.1.3 VaR, TCE, and the Laws of Maximum |
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233 | (2) |
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9.1.4 Notion of Model Risk |
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235 | (7) |
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9.2 Computation of Risk Budgets |
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242 | (11) |
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242 | (5) |
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9.2.2 Semi-Heavy Distribution Tails |
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247 | (3) |
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9.2.3 Heavy Distribution Tails |
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250 | (3) |
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10 The Psychology of Risk |
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253 | (22) |
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10.1 Basic Principles of the Psychology of Risk |
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254 | (2) |
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10.1.1 The Notion of Psychological Value |
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254 | (1) |
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10.1.2 The Notion of Certainty Equivalent |
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255 | (1) |
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10.2 The Measurement of Risk Aversion |
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256 | (11) |
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10.2.1 Definitions of the Risk Premium |
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256 | (2) |
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10.2.2 Decomposition of the Risk Premium |
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258 | (6) |
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264 | (3) |
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10.3 Typology of Risk Aversion |
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267 | (8) |
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10.3.1 Attitude with Respect to Financial Risk |
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268 | (1) |
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10.3.2 The Family of HARA Functions |
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269 | (6) |
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11 Monoperiodic Portfolio Choice |
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275 | (28) |
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11.1 The Optimization Program |
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277 | (2) |
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11.2 Optimizing with Two Moments |
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279 | (5) |
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280 | (2) |
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11.2.2 Several Risky Assets |
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282 | (2) |
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11.3 Optimizing with Three Moments |
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284 | (5) |
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284 | (4) |
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11.3.2 Several Risky Assets |
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288 | (1) |
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11.4 Optimizing with Four Moments |
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289 | (5) |
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289 | (3) |
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11.4.2 Several Risky Assets |
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292 | (2) |
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294 | (9) |
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11.5.1 Giving up Comoments |
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294 | (2) |
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11.5.2 Perturbative Approach and Normalized Moments |
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296 | (1) |
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Appendix: Dealing with Uncertainty |
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297 | (6) |
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12 Dynamic Portfolio Choice |
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303 | (28) |
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12.1 The Optimization Program |
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304 | (11) |
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12.1.1 The Objective Function |
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304 | (4) |
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12.1.2 Modeling Stock Fluctuations |
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308 | (7) |
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315 | (4) |
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12.3 Optimization in the Presence of Jumps |
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319 | (12) |
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12.3.1 Presentation of the Model |
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319 | (3) |
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322 | (3) |
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Appendix: Dealing with Uncertainty |
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325 | (6) |
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331 | (2) |
Appendix A Concentration vs Diversification |
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333 | (8) |
Bibliography |
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Index |
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