Crossing the frontier

Classical portfolio theory uses the mean-variance framework to derive an optimal portfolioallocation. For non-normally distributed losses, this is inadequate and VAR is often used tomeasure risk and set bank capital. However, VAR has hitherto been analytically intractable.Here, Richard Martin and Kevin Thompson show how to use the saddle-point method toobtain the optimal portfolio allocation quickly and without the need for simulation

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