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Stephen Boyd

Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering

Stanford, CA 94305-6104

United States

BlackRock Investment Institute

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (22)

1.

A Simple Method for Predicting Covariance Matrices of Financial Returns

Foundations and Trends in Econometrics
Number of pages: 91 Posted: 27 Dec 2023
Stanford University, Stanford University - School of Engineering, Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University and Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering
Downloads 581 (116,893)
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Portfolio Construction as Linearly Constrained Separable Optimization

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 01 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2022
Independent, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering and Stanford University
Downloads 565 (121,672)

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optimization, portfolio construction, ADMM, quantitative finance

3.

Enhancing a Risk Model by Adding Transient Statistical Factors

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 15 May 2026
Stanford University - Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, Stanford University, Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University and BlackRock
Downloads 222 (420,133)

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Risk Model, Maximum Likelihood Estimation, Factor Model, Statistical Factors

4.

Simple and Effective Portfolio Construction with Crypto Assets

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 13 Dec 2024
Kasper Johansson and Stephen Boyd
Stanford University and Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering
Downloads 218 (354,560)

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Finding Moving-Band Statistical Arbitrages Convex-Concave Optimization

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 11 Mar 2024
Stanford University, ADIA and Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering
Downloads 196 (391,686)

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Robust Bond Portfolio Construction via Convex-Concave Saddle Point Optimization

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 11 Dec 2022
Eric Luxenberg, Philipp Schiele and Stephen Boyd
Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering
Downloads 142 (521,245)

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Robust optimization, portfolio optimization, saddle point, yield curve

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Convex Optimization Over Risk-Neutral Probabilities

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 31 Mar 2020
Shane Barratt, Jonathan Tuck and Stephen Boyd
Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering and Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering
Downloads 122 (588,531)

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options, risk-neutral proababilities, derivatives, convex optimization

8.

Fitting Laplacian Regularized Stratified Gaussian Models

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 16 Jun 2020
Jonathan Tuck and Stephen Boyd
Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering and Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering
Downloads 119 (600,462)
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Optimization, covariance, finance, radar, forecasting, Laplacian, stratified model

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Portfolio Construction with Gaussian Mixture Returns and Exponential Utility via Convex Optimization

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 11 May 2022 Last Revised: 11 Aug 2022
Eric Luxenberg and Stephen Boyd
Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering and Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering
Downloads 108 (659,652)

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Portfolio optimization, Gaussian mixture, convex optimization, exponential utility, EVaR

10.

Optimal Representative Sample Weighting

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 12 Jun 2020
Shane Barratt, Guillermo Angeris and Stephen Boyd
Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University and Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering
Downloads 103 (674,591)
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representative samples; survey weighting; raking; iterative proportional fitting; convex optimization; mixed-integer convex optimization

11.

Multi-Period Liability Clearing via Convex Optimal Control

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 12 Jun 2020
Shane Barratt and Stephen Boyd
Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering and Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering
Downloads 102 (679,608)
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Liability clearing; Eisenberg-Noe; Interbank liabilities; Stochastic control; Model predictive control; Optimization; Convex optimization

12.

Portfolio Optimization with Cumulative Prospect Theory Utility Via Convex Optimization

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 21 Sep 2022
Eric Luxenberg, Philipp Schiele and Stephen Boyd
Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering
Downloads 85 (619,719)

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portfolio optimization, cumulative prospect theory, convex optimization

13.

Disciplined Saddle Programming

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 13 Feb 2024
Philipp Schiele, Eric Luxenberg and Stephen Boyd
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering and Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering
Downloads 60 (961,006)
Citation 3

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robust optimization, saddle point, convex optimization

14.

A Markowitz Approach to Managing a Dynamic Basket of Moving-Band Statistical Arbitrages

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 15 Jan 2025
Stanford University, ADIA and Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering
Downloads 52 (1,063,489)

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A Tax-Efficient Model Predictive Control Policy for Retirement Funding

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 18 Jul 2025
Kasper Johansson and Stephen Boyd
Stanford University and Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering
Downloads 47 (1,097,529)

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16.

Single-Asset Adaptive Leveraged Volatility Control

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 10 Apr 2026
Independent, Independent, Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford University, Stanford University, BlackRock, Inc, BlackRock, Inc and BlackRock, Inc
Downloads 46 (1,157,785)

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Portfolio Management, Control

17.

A Note on Optimal Product Pricing

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 20 Nov 2025 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2026
Maximilian Schaller and Stephen Boyd
Stanford University and Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering
Downloads 33 (1,290,922)

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Optimal Pricing, Multi-Product Pricing, Profit Maximization, Constrained Optimization, Convex–Concave Procedure, Minorization Maximization, Nonlinear Programming

18.

A Distributed Method for Cooperative Transaction Cost Mitigation

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 21 Mar 2026
Independent, Stanford University, Independent and Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering
Downloads 25 (1,424,331)

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Convex Optimization, Distributed Optimization, Portfolio Optimization

19.

Interpretable Net Load Forecasting Using Smooth Multiperiodic Features

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 09 Jul 2025
Stanford University - School of Engineering, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering
Downloads 22 (1,436,435)

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net load forecasting, probabilistic forecasting, quantile regression, quasi-periodic phenomena, continuous ranked probability score (CRPS), convex optimization

20.

Estimating Price Elasticity Matrices

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 20 Apr 2026
Maximilian Schaller and Stephen Boyd
Stanford University and Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering
Downloads 11 (1,541,665)

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Demand Modeling, Factor Model, Price Elasticity, Nonlinear Programming, Optimal Pricing

21.

Markowitz Portfolio Construction at Seventy

Posted: 13 Feb 2024
Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, BlackRock, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and ADIA

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Portfolio Optimization, Convex Optimization, Mean-Variance Optimization

22.

Optimal Claiming of Age-Dependent Retirement Benefits

The Journal of Retirement, Winter 2023, 10(3) 33-46 (DOI: 10.3905/jor.2022.1.117)
Posted: 01 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 28 Mar 2024
BlackRock AI Labs, Stanford University - Department of Electrical Engineering, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Stanford University and Columbia University

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Social Security, optimization, lifecycle models