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Autori principali: Cheng, Weilun, Liang, Zongxia, Wang, Sheng, Yu, Xiang
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Pubblicazione: 2026
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Accesso online:https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.25824
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author Cheng, Weilun
Liang, Zongxia
Wang, Sheng
Yu, Xiang
author_facet Cheng, Weilun
Liang, Zongxia
Wang, Sheng
Yu, Xiang
contents This paper investigates a mean-field game (MFG) problem for mean-variance (MV) portfolio management, highlighting a new type of relative performance encoded by the peer-based risk aversion. Specifically, the risk aversion is formulated as a piecewise form that depends on whether the individual's wealth is above or below the population average. Due to the inherent time-inconsistency in the MV criterion, together with the piecewise risk aversion, we encounter a class of time-inconsistent MFG, new to the literature. Our goal is to seek a mean-field equilibrium, characterized by a forward-backward stochastic differential equation (FBSDE) system and a mean-field consistency condition. The new challenge stems from the discontinuous coefficients induced by the piecewise risk aversion. In response, we first propose a smooth regularization technique and obtain the existence of the equilibrium in the intra-personal game for the representative agent by establishing the solution to the discontinuous multi-dimensional FBSDE. Next, by invoking fixed-point arguments and convergence analysis as smoothing regularization vanishes, we conclude the existence of the mean-field equilibrium in the time-inconsistent MFG.
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spellingShingle Mean-field game of mean-variance portfolio management with peer-based relative risk aversion
Cheng, Weilun
Liang, Zongxia
Wang, Sheng
Yu, Xiang
Mathematical Finance
This paper investigates a mean-field game (MFG) problem for mean-variance (MV) portfolio management, highlighting a new type of relative performance encoded by the peer-based risk aversion. Specifically, the risk aversion is formulated as a piecewise form that depends on whether the individual's wealth is above or below the population average. Due to the inherent time-inconsistency in the MV criterion, together with the piecewise risk aversion, we encounter a class of time-inconsistent MFG, new to the literature. Our goal is to seek a mean-field equilibrium, characterized by a forward-backward stochastic differential equation (FBSDE) system and a mean-field consistency condition. The new challenge stems from the discontinuous coefficients induced by the piecewise risk aversion. In response, we first propose a smooth regularization technique and obtain the existence of the equilibrium in the intra-personal game for the representative agent by establishing the solution to the discontinuous multi-dimensional FBSDE. Next, by invoking fixed-point arguments and convergence analysis as smoothing regularization vanishes, we conclude the existence of the mean-field equilibrium in the time-inconsistent MFG.
title Mean-field game of mean-variance portfolio management with peer-based relative risk aversion
topic Mathematical Finance
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.25824