PORTFOLIO BACKTEST RESULTS

Normal CE-criterion: Mean - (1/2) Variance/Tolerance

Notice that aside from the risk tolerance parameter, only the mean and variance enter into the formula, since the normal distribution is symmetric.

 Gamma CE-criterion:

CE function for gamma distribution

Notice that since the gamma distrubution has a finite minimum, the CE formula includes mean, variance and downside.

 Results for Tolerance = 6

Mountain Chart for Backtest Study.
 
 
 
 
 
 

R.E. Davis, "An Empirical Back Test of the Portfolio Gamma Model for Optimal Asset Allocation", Vol 4, Advances in Mathematical Programming and Financial Planning, JAI Press, 1995.