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On Thu, 2011-06-30 at 11:44 +0000, Hixon, Scott R. wrote:
The function StdDev in package PerformanceAnalytics can calculate
contribution to portfolio standard deviation.

The R-Forge package PortfolioAnalytics can construct risk-budget
constrained portfolios, and allows you to vary the constraints and
objectives without limiting yourself to what's possible with a closed
form solver.

I know that a single set of box constraints on contribution to portfolio
standard deviation may be solved with a closed form solver, but I don't
remember the paper reference offhand to go look it up.  As you add more
constraints or other objectives to the portfolio, it is likely that you
will violate the conditions that allow for a closed form solution, and
require a global solution such as that provided by PortfolioAnalytics.

Regards,

  - Brian