Robust Optimal Portfolio in a Mixture Setting with Partial Ambiguity
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| author | Shyamalkumar, N. D. Wang, Tianrun |
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| contents | Managing insurance and financial risk when data is limited is a key task in the insurance industry. In this paper, we focus on cases where the risk distribution is modeled as a mixture with some components estimable to high precision or known, and others, along with their weights, are not. Our paper addresses two robust portfolio optimization problems with partial ambiguity, where the loss function involves either variance or conditional value-at-risk (CVaR). We use a projected subgradient descent algorithm to solve the optimization problems. The problem reduces to a convex-nonconcave minimax problem. We show that, while the general problem converges at an $O(1/\sqrt{k})$ rate, where $k$ denotes the number of iterations, exponential convergence is possible in some cases. Lastly, we provide numerical examples to show the effectiveness of our approach and the attainment of a geometric convergence rate. This work aims to provide more effective solutions for actuarial decision-making under model uncertainty. |
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| spellingShingle | Robust Optimal Portfolio in a Mixture Setting with Partial Ambiguity Shyamalkumar, N. D. Wang, Tianrun Optimization and Control 91G10, 90C15 (Primary) 90C47, 90C25, 91G70 (Secondary) Managing insurance and financial risk when data is limited is a key task in the insurance industry. In this paper, we focus on cases where the risk distribution is modeled as a mixture with some components estimable to high precision or known, and others, along with their weights, are not. Our paper addresses two robust portfolio optimization problems with partial ambiguity, where the loss function involves either variance or conditional value-at-risk (CVaR). We use a projected subgradient descent algorithm to solve the optimization problems. The problem reduces to a convex-nonconcave minimax problem. We show that, while the general problem converges at an $O(1/\sqrt{k})$ rate, where $k$ denotes the number of iterations, exponential convergence is possible in some cases. Lastly, we provide numerical examples to show the effectiveness of our approach and the attainment of a geometric convergence rate. This work aims to provide more effective solutions for actuarial decision-making under model uncertainty. |
| title | Robust Optimal Portfolio in a Mixture Setting with Partial Ambiguity |
| topic | Optimization and Control 91G10, 90C15 (Primary) 90C47, 90C25, 91G70 (Secondary) |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.00851 |