Title
Solving the multi-stage portfolio optimization problem with a novel particle swarm optimization
Abstract
Solving the multi-stage portfolio optimization (MSPO) problem is very challenging due to nonlinearity of the problem and its high consumption of computational time. Many heuristic methods have been employed to tackle the problem. In this paper, we propose a novel variant of particle swarm optimization (PSO), called drift particle swarm optimization (DPSO), and apply it to the MSPO problem solving. The classical return-variance function is employed as the objective function, and experiments on the problems with different numbers of stages are conducted by using sample data from various stocks in S&P 100 index. We compare performance and effectiveness of DPSO, particle swarm optimization (PSO), genetic algorithm (GA) and two classical optimization solvers (LOQO and CPLEX), in terms of efficient frontiers, fitness values, convergence rates and computational time consumption. The experiment results show that DPSO is more efficient and effective in MSPO problem solving than other tested optimization tools.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1016/j.eswa.2010.11.061
Expert Syst. Appl.
Keywords
Field
DocType
classical return-variance function,heuristic methods,multi-stage portfolio optimization,efficient frontier,drift particle swarm optimization,computational time,stochastic programming,particle swarm optimization,novel particle swarm optimization,risk management,optimization tool,multi-stage portfolio optimization problem,classical optimization solvers,computational time consumption,mspo problem,objective function,genetic algorithm,convergence rate,portfolio optimization,indexation,variance function
Particle swarm optimization,Heuristic,Mathematical optimization,Computer science,Multi-swarm optimization,Portfolio optimization,Artificial intelligence,Stochastic programming,Optimization problem,Machine learning,Genetic algorithm,Metaheuristic
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
38
6
Expert Systems With Applications
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
8
0.45
14
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jun Sun120712.29
Wei Fang233919.89
Xiaojun Wu323011.79
Choi-Hong Lai410112.01
Wenbo Xu537023.34