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Application of the Kelly Criterion to Ornstein-Uhlenbeck Processes

In: THE KELLY CAPITAL GROWTH INVESTMENT CRITERION THEORY and PRACTICE

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  • Yingdong Lv
  • Bernhard K. Meister

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In this paper, we study the Kelly criterion in the continuous time framework building on the work of E.O. Thorp and others. The existence of an optimal strategy is proven in a general setting and the corresponding optimal wealth process is found. A simple formula is provided for calculating the optimal portfolio for a set of price processes satisfying some simple conditions. Properties of the optimal investment strategy for assets governed by multiple Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes are studied. The paper ends with a short discussion of the implications of these ideas for financial markets.

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  • Yingdong Lv & Bernhard K. Meister, 2011. "Application of the Kelly Criterion to Ornstein-Uhlenbeck Processes," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Leonard C MacLean & Edward O Thorp & William T Ziemba (ed.), THE KELLY CAPITAL GROWTH INVESTMENT CRITERION THEORY and PRACTICE, chapter 21, pages 285-297, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789814293501_0021
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