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Weakening the Gain–Loss-Ratio measure to make it stronger

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The Gain–Loss-Ratio, proposed by Bernardo and Ledoit (2000), can either be used as a performance measure on a market with known prices or to derive price intervals in incomplete markets. For both applications, there is a considerable theoretical drawback: it reaches infinity for nontrivial cases in many standard models with continuous probability space. In this paper, a more general ratio is proposed, which includes the original Gain–Loss-Ratio as a limit case. This “Substantial Gain–Loss-Ratio” is applicable in case of continuous probabilities. Additionally, in its function as a performance measure it helps illuminate the source of out-performance that a portfolio reveals.

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  • Voelzke, Jan, 2015. "Weakening the Gain–Loss-Ratio measure to make it stronger," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 12(C), pages 58-66.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:12:y:2015:i:c:p:58-66
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2014.11.007
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    Keywords

    Gain–Loss-Ratio; Acceptability index; Incomplete markets; Good-Deal bounds;
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    JEL classification:

    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
    • G13 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing
    • G19 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Other

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