Portfolio optimization in the illiquid market using the empirical distribution

This paper focuses on the portfolio optimization problem in the presence of the European options in the illiquid market. To do this, we extract the features of the market data using the statistical test to design a general financial model. After that, applying the dynamic replicating portfolio strat...

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Main Authors: Pouya Fakhraeipour, Farshid Mehrdoust, Alireza Najafi
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Published: Elsevier 2025-08-01
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description This paper focuses on the portfolio optimization problem in the presence of the European options in the illiquid market. To do this, we extract the features of the market data using the statistical test to design a general financial model. After that, applying the dynamic replicating portfolio strategy, we derive a comprehensive partial integral differential equation for European option pricing in the illiquid market where the jump part of the model follows the empirical distribution. Since the structure of the equation is complex, we use the finite difference method to solve it. Furthermore, we apply the MCVaR portfolio optimization model with the short selling constraint to obtain the optimal portfolio strategy according to the risk tolerance amounts of the investors. Finally, we find the optimal portfolio under different amounts of the model’s parameters based on the S&P market data.
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spelling doaj-art-ccd3c92a23ea4741a2b8d73b80fbdf6f2025-06-29T04:52:48ZengElsevierResults in Applied Mathematics2590-03742025-08-0127100611Portfolio optimization in the illiquid market using the empirical distributionPouya Fakhraeipour0Farshid Mehrdoust1Alireza Najafi2Department of Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematical Sciences University of Guilan, P. O. Box: 41938-1914, Rasht, IranDepartment of Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematical Sciences University of Guilan, P. O. Box: 41938-1914, Rasht, IranCorresponding author.; Department of Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematical Sciences University of Guilan, P. O. Box: 41938-1914, Rasht, IranThis paper focuses on the portfolio optimization problem in the presence of the European options in the illiquid market. To do this, we extract the features of the market data using the statistical test to design a general financial model. After that, applying the dynamic replicating portfolio strategy, we derive a comprehensive partial integral differential equation for European option pricing in the illiquid market where the jump part of the model follows the empirical distribution. Since the structure of the equation is complex, we use the finite difference method to solve it. Furthermore, we apply the MCVaR portfolio optimization model with the short selling constraint to obtain the optimal portfolio strategy according to the risk tolerance amounts of the investors. Finally, we find the optimal portfolio under different amounts of the model’s parameters based on the S&P market data.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590037425000755Empirical distributionPortfolio optimizationParameter estimationFinancial modelLong memory property
spellingShingle Pouya Fakhraeipour
Farshid Mehrdoust
Alireza Najafi
Portfolio optimization in the illiquid market using the empirical distribution
Results in Applied Mathematics
Empirical distribution
Portfolio optimization
Parameter estimation
Financial model
Long memory property
title Portfolio optimization in the illiquid market using the empirical distribution
title_full Portfolio optimization in the illiquid market using the empirical distribution
title_fullStr Portfolio optimization in the illiquid market using the empirical distribution
title_full_unstemmed Portfolio optimization in the illiquid market using the empirical distribution
title_short Portfolio optimization in the illiquid market using the empirical distribution
title_sort portfolio optimization in the illiquid market using the empirical distribution
topic Empirical distribution
Portfolio optimization
Parameter estimation
Financial model
Long memory property
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590037425000755
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