A comprehensive review of deterministic models and applications for mean-variance portfolio optimization

CB Kalayci, O Ertenlice, MA Akbay - Expert Systems with Applications, 2019 - Elsevier
Portfolio optimization is the process of determining the best combination of securities and
proportions with the aim of having less risk and obtaining more profit in an investment …

[HTML][HTML] Metaheuristics for rich portfolio optimisation and risk management: Current state and future trends

J Doering, R Kizys, AA Juan, A Fito, O Polat - Operations Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
Computational finance is an emerging application field of metaheuristic algorithms. In
particular, these optimisation methods are becoming the solving approach alternative when …

Twenty years of linear programming based portfolio optimization

R Mansini, W Ogryczak, MG Speranza - European Journal of Operational …, 2014 - Elsevier
Markowitz formulated the portfolio optimization problem through two criteria: the expected
return and the risk, as a measure of the variability of the return. The classical Markowitz …

[HTML][HTML] A learning-guided multi-objective evolutionary algorithm for constrained portfolio optimization

K Lwin, R Qu, G Kendall - Applied Soft Computing, 2014 - Elsevier
Portfolio optimization involves the optimal assignment of limited capital to different available
financial assets to achieve a reasonable trade-off between profit and risk objectives. In this …

Kernel search: An application to the index tracking problem

G Guastaroba, MG Speranza - European Journal of Operational Research, 2012 - Elsevier
In this paper we study the problem of replicating the performances of a stock market index, ie
the so-called index tracking problem, and the problem of out-performing a market index, ie …

A parallel variable neighborhood search algorithm with quadratic programming for cardinality constrained portfolio optimization

MA Akbay, CB Kalayci, O Polat - Knowledge-Based Systems, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the years, portfolio optimization remains an important decision-making strategy for
investment. The most familiar and widely used approach in the field of portfolio optimization …

Construction of stock portfolios based on k-means clustering of continuous trend features

D Wu, X Wang, S Wu - Knowledge-Based Systems, 2022 - Elsevier
How to construct a promising portfolio to reduce the risk of investment and to improve returns
has markedly attracted scholars' attention. Firstly, it is hard to choose prospective set of …

A new method for mean-variance portfolio optimization with cardinality constraints

F Cesarone, A Scozzari, F Tardella - Annals of Operations Research, 2013 - Springer
Several portfolio selection models take into account practical limitations on the number of
assets to include and on their weights in the portfolio. We present here a study of the Limited …

Firefly Algorithm for Cardinality Constrained Mean‐Variance Portfolio Optimization Problem with Entropy Diversity Constraint

N Bacanin, M Tuba - The Scientific World Journal, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Portfolio optimization (selection) problem is an important and hard optimization problem that,
with the addition of necessary realistic constraints, becomes computationally intractable …

Squirrel search algorithm for portfolio optimization

M Dhaini, N Mansour - Expert Systems with Applications, 2021 - Elsevier
Portfolio Optimization is a standard financial engineering problem. It aims for finding the best
allocation of resources for a set of assets. This problem has been studied and different …