Valeriy Zakamulin

University of Agder - School of Business and Law

Professor

Service Box 422

Kristiansand, N-4604

Norway

http://vzakamulin.weebly.com/

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Scholarly Papers (48)

1.

Market Timing with Moving Averages: Anatomy and Performance of Trading Rules

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 27 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 29 May 2016
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 9,795 (1,250)
Citation 8

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technical analysis, trading rules, market timing, moving averages, out-of-sample testing

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The Real-Life Performance of Market Timing with Moving Average and Time-Series Momentum Rules

Forthcoming in the Journal of Asset Management
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 03 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 04 Sep 2014
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 4,886 (4,152)
Citation 9

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technical analysis, market timing, simple moving average, time-series momentum, out-of-sample testing

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Optimal Trend Following Rules in Two-State Regime-Switching Models

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 18 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 06 Nov 2023
Valeriy Zakamulin and Javier Giner
University of Agder - School of Business and Law and University of La Laguna - Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism
Downloads 4,408 (4,914)

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Markov model, semi-Markov model, bull-bear markets, optimal trend-following, moving averages

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Trend Following with Momentum Versus Moving Average: A Tale of Differences

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 19 Dec 2018
Valeriy Zakamulin and Javier Giner
University of Agder - School of Business and Law and University of La Laguna - Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism
Downloads 3,366 (7,666)
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Technical Analysis, Trend Following, Momentum, Moving Average, Return Predictability

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Revisiting the Profitability of Market Timing with Moving Averages

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 08 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 15 Sep 2016
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 2,975 (9,293)
Citation 1

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technical analysis, market timing, moving averages, performance evaluation

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A Comprehensive Look at the Empirical Performance of Moving Average Trading Strategies

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 23 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 11 Dec 2015
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 2,968 (9,327)
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technical analysis, market timing, moving averages, regime switching, bull and bear markets, out-of-sample testing

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Optimal Hedging of Option Portfolios with Transaction Costs

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 20 Oct 2006
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 2,558 (11,812)
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option hedging, transaction costs, simulations

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Market Timing with a Robust Moving Average

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 31 May 2015 Last Revised: 13 Jun 2015
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 2,395 (13,145)
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technical analysis, market timing, moving average, robustness

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Portfolio Performance Evaluation with Generalized Sharpe Ratios: Beyond the Mean and Variance

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 13 Feb 2008 Last Revised: 26 Aug 2008
Valeriy Zakamulin and Steen Koekebakker
University of Agder - School of Business and Law and School of Business and Law at the University of Agder
Downloads 2,336 (13,674)
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Sharpe ratio, skewness, kurtosis, portfolio performance evaluation

10.

Optimal Trend-Following With Transaction Costs

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 22 Nov 2022 Last Revised: 18 Mar 2023
Valeriy Zakamulin and Javier Giner
University of Agder - School of Business and Law and University of La Laguna - Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism
Downloads 1,594 (24,975)

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stock market, trend-following, transaction costs, simple moving average, moving average crossover

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On the Irrelevance of Expected Stock Returns in the Pricing of Options in the Binomial Model: A Pedagogical Note

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 14 Nov 2005
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 1,296 (33,957)

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option pricing, binomial model

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A Regime-Switching Model of Stock Returns with Momentum and Mean Reversion

Economic Modelling, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 31 Dec 2021 Last Revised: 22 Mar 2023
Javier Giner and Valeriy Zakamulin
University of La Laguna - Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism and University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 1,149 (40,468)
Citation 1

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time-series momentum, mean reversion, bull and bear markets, duration dependence, semi-Markov model

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On the Pricing and Hedging of Options on Commodity Forward and Futures Contracts - a Note

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 22 Nov 2006
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 1,142 (40,855)

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commodity contracts, futures contract, forward contract, option pricing and hedging

The Best Hedging Strategy in the Presence of Transaction Costs

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 02 Dec 2005 Last Revised: 10 May 2008
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 1,135 (40,589)

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option hedging, transaction costs, simulations, risk-return tradeoff, optimization

The Best Hedging Strategy in the Presence of Transaction Costs

International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance, Vol. 12, No. 6, pp. 833-860, 2009
Posted: 01 Dec 2009
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law

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Option hedging, transaction costs, simulations, risk-return tradeoff, optimization

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Time Series Momentum in the US Stock Market: Empirical Evidence and Theoretical Analysis

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 22 May 2020 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2022
Valeriy Zakamulin and Javier Giner
University of Agder - School of Business and Law and University of La Laguna - Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism
Downloads 965 (51,829)
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time series momentum, trend-following, profitability, statistical power

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Abnormal Stock Market Returns Around Peaks in VIX: The Evidence of Investor Overreaction?

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 03 May 2016
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 933 (54,313)
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VIX volatility index, dating of turning points, event study, abnormal returns, behavioral finance, investor sentiment, investor overreaction, cross-sectional differences

17.

Secular Mean Reversion and Long-Run Predictability of the Stock Market

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 31 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 19 Dec 2015
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 758 (71,961)
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predictability, stock returns, long-run, random walk, mean reversion, bootstrap simulation

18.

Efficient Analytic Approximation of the Optimal Hedging Strategy for a European Call Option with Transaction Costs

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 04 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 09 Feb 2010
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 746 (73,483)
Citation 1

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option hedging, transaction costs, approximation methods, simulations

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Option Pricing and Hedging in the Presence of Transaction Costs and Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 16 May 2008
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 744 (73,763)
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option hedging, transaction costs, nonlinear Black-Scholes PDE, finite-difference method

20.

Block Bootstrap Methods and the Choice of Stocks for the Long Run

Forthcoming, Quantitative Finance
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 11 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2012
Philippe Cogneau and Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Liège - HEC Management School and University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 730 (75,577)
Citation 3

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long-run, time-series data, serial dependence, parameter estimation, bootstrap, block bootstrap

21.

The Choice of Performance Measure Does Influence the Evaluation of Hedge Funds

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 22 May 2009 Last Revised: 05 Jan 2010
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 688 (81,496)
Citation 14

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hedge funds, performance measures, portfolio performance evaluation, Sharpe ratio, rank correlation, non-normality, skewness, kurtosis

22.

Moving Averages for Market Timing

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 25 Oct 2016
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 685 (81,942)

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Market Timing, Moving Averages, Smoothness, Lag Time

23.

Optimal Trend-Following in a Markov Switching Model

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 02 May 2022
Valeriy Zakamulin and Javier Giner
University of Agder - School of Business and Law and University of La Laguna - Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism
Downloads 656 (86,631)

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Markov switching model, bull-bear markets, optimal trend-following, moving averages

24.

Stock Earnings and Bond Yields in the US 1871-2016: The Story of a Changing Relationship

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 28 Feb 2018 Last Revised: 15 Jan 2019
Valeriy Zakamulin and John A. Hunnes
University of Agder - School of Business and Law and University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 646 (88,350)
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equity valuation model, equilibrium relationship, Granger causality, vector error correction, structural break analysis, historical development, monetary policy

25.

Forecasting the Size Premium Over Different Time Horizons

Journal of Banking and Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 01 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 06 Nov 2012
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 612 (94,670)

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size effect, size premium, stock return predictability, active alpha

26.

The CARMA Interest Rate Model

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 30 May 2008 Last Revised: 01 Feb 2013
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Industrial Economics and Technology, University of Oslo, School of Business and Law at the University of Agder and University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 612 (94,670)
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interest rate model, short rate, forward rate, term structure, CARMA process, bond pricing, bond option pricing, yield curve, volatility curve, calibration

27.

Portfolio Performance Evaluation with Loss Aversion

Quantitative Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 05 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 06 Sep 2011
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 549 (108,529)

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utility theory, behavioral finance, portfolio performance evaluation, performance measure, reward-to-risk ratio, loss aversion

28.

Yet Another Note on the Leland's Option Hedging Strategy with Transaction Costs

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 07 Nov 2005 Last Revised: 07 Jan 2016
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 523 (115,367)
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option hedging, transaction costs

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A Generalization of the Mean-Variance Analysis

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 02 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 06 Nov 2008
Valeriy Zakamulin and Steen Koekebakker
University of Agder - School of Business and Law and School of Business and Law at the University of Agder
Downloads 462 (134,027)
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risk aversion, loss aversion, risk measure, partial moments of distribution, mean-variance utility, quadratic utility, certainty equivalent, risk premium, optimal capital allocation, portfolio performance evaluation

30.

Forecasting Stock Volatility: The Gains from Using Intraday Data

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 04 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 02 Mar 2018
Xingyi Li and Valeriy Zakamulin
School of Business and Law, University of Agder and University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 432 (145,051)
Citation 1

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stock markets, volatility forecasting, intraday data, measures of realized daily volatility, forecast accuracy, out-of-sample forecasting, model comparison

31.

Stock Price Overreaction: Evidence From Bull and Bear Markets

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 01 May 2023 Last Revised: 11 Jun 2024
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 394 (161,177)
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stock market overreaction, investor overreaction, market correction, bull and bear markets JEL classification: G10, G14, G40

32.

Stock Volatility Predictability in Bull and Bear Markets

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 08 May 2019
Xingyi Li and Valeriy Zakamulin
School of Business and Law, University of Agder and University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 386 (164,885)

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stock markets, volatility forecasting, state dependence, high-frequency data, meta-analysis

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Sharpe (Ratio) Thinking About the Investment Opportunity Set and CAPM Relationship

Economics Research International, Vol. 2011
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 28 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 06 Sep 2011
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 349 (184,347)

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investment analysis, optimal allocation, portfolio theory, investment opportunity set, CAPM, comparative static analysis, Sharpe ratio, Jensen's alpha

34.

Superiority of Optimized Portfolios to Naive Diversification: Fact or Fiction?

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 31 May 2016
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 333 (193,914)
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Low-Volatility Anomaly, Portfolio Optimization, Naive Diversification, Out-Of-Sample Simulations, Risk-Based Explanation

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A Unified Approach to Portfolio Optimization with Linear Transaction Costs

Bodoe Graduate School of Business Working Paper No. 3/2004
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 04 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 08 Feb 2010
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 283 (230,703)
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portfolio choice, transaction costs, stochastic singular control, stochastic impulse control, computational methods

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European Option Pricing and Hedging with Both Fixed and Proportional Transaction Costs

Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration Discussion Paper No. 19 2002
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 04 Feb 2010
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 282 (231,552)
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Option pricing, option hedging, transaction costs, stochastic impulse control, Markov chain approximation

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Not All Bull and Bear Markets Are Alike: Insights From a Five-State Hidden Semi-Markov Model

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 21 Sep 2020
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 281 (232,384)

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semi-Markov models, stock market regimes, bull and bear markets, US stock market

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American Option Pricing and Exercising with Transaction Costs

Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration Discussion Paper No. 15/2003
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 15 Feb 2010
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 274 (238,507)

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option pricing, transaction costs, stochastic control, optimal stopping, Markov chain approximation

39.

Predictable Dynamics in the Small Stock Premium

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 10 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 01 Feb 2013
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 268 (243,955)

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size effect, size premium, January effect, stock return predictability

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The Term Structure of Volatility Predictability

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 04 Apr 2019
Xingyi Li and Valeriy Zakamulin
School of Business and Law, University of Agder and University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 262 (249,591)

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spot volatility, forward volatility, volatility forecasting, high-frequency data, forecast accuracy, term structure, out-of-sample forecasting, model comparison, meta-analysis

41.

The Limits to Volatility Predictability: Quantifying Forecast Accuracy Across Horizons

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 31 Aug 2018
Valeriy Zakamulin and Xingyi Li
University of Agder - School of Business and Law and School of Business and Law, University of Agder
Downloads 260 (251,553)

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spot volatility, forward volatility, volatility forecasting, forecast accuracy, term structure, out-of-sample forecasting, model comparison, meta-analysis

42.

Can Loss Aversion Explain the Stylized Facts of Implied Volatility?

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 07 Jun 2023
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 244 (268,105)

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loss aversion, implied volatility, volatility risk premium, skewness risk premium

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Revisiting the Duration Dependence in the US Stock Market Cycles

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 09 Jun 2020
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
Downloads 131 (466,091)
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Stock Market Cycles, Bull and Bear Markets, Duration Dependence, Survivor Function, Hazard Function

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On the Consistent Use of VaR in Portfolio Performance Evaluation: A Cautionary Note

Posted: 21 May 2019
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law

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performance measure, portfolio performance evaluation, risk measure, deviation measure, value-at-risk, conditional value-at-risk, expected shortfall, expected tail loss

45.

Dynamic Asset Allocation Strategies Based on Unexpected Volatility

Journal of Alternative Investments, Vol. 16, No. 4, 2014, https://doi.org/10.3905/jai.2014.16.4.037
Posted: 21 May 2019
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law

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unexpected volatility, return predictability, dynamic asset allocation

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A Test of Covariance Matrix Forecasting Methods

Journal of Portfolio Management, 215, https://doi.org/10.3905/jpm.2015.41.3.097
Posted: 21 May 2019
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law
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covariance matrix forecasting, minimum-variance portfolio optimization, sample covariance, covariance shrinkage, exponentially weighted covariance, multivariate GARCH, model comparison

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Optimal Dynamic Portfolio Risk Management

Journalof Portfolio Management, Vol. 42, No. 6, 2016, https://doi.org/10.3905/jpm.2016.43.1.085
Posted: 20 May 2019
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law

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dynamic portfolio optimization, dynamic risk management, risk control over time, risk control across assets, out-of-sample simulations

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Volatility Weighting Over Time in the Presence of Transaction Costs

Journal of Wealth Management, Vol. 21, No. 4, 2019, https://jwm.pm-research.com/content/21/4/33
Posted: 07 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 05 Oct 2019
Valeriy Zakamulin
University of Agder - School of Business and Law

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dynamic portfolio optimization, portfolio risk control over time, volatility weighting over time, volatility targeting, transaction costs, out-of-sample simulations