Intelligent Financial Portfolio Composition Based on Evolutionary Computation Strategies

By Rui F.M.F. Neves, Antonio Gorgulho, Nuno C.G. Horta

Preface.- Introduction.- Computational Finance .- Work's Purpose.- General Goals.- Concrete Goals.- Book's Structure.- Related Work.- Portfolio Theory.- Diversification.- Management.- Market Analysis.- Fundamental Analysis.- Technical Analysis.- Fundamental vs. Technical.- Evolutionary Computation.- Genetic Algorithms.- Individual Representation.- Initial Generation.- Selection.- Offspring Generation.- Genetic Programming.- Existing Solutions.- Portfolio Optimization Theory.- Markowitz's Pioneer Work.- Alternative Models.- Solving Markowitz's Model.- Quadratic Programming.- Modeling Real World.- Metaheuristics Approaches to Portfolio Optimization.- Single-objective Evolutionary Algorithms.- Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms.- Extensions to Genetic Algorithms.- Technical and Fundamental Analysis in Portfolio Management.- Solution's Architecture.- Overall Architecture.- Data Flow.- Financial Data Processing Module.- Implementation and Functionality.- Technical Rules Module .- Extensibility and Technical Rules Module Implementation.- Exponential Moving Average (EMA).- Hull Moving Average (HMA).- Double Crossover.- Rate of Change (ROC).- Relative Strength Index (RSI).- Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) .- On Balance Volume (OBV).- True Strength Index (TSI).- Optimization Module.- Chromosome Representation.- Selection.- Mutation.- Crossover.- Initial Generation.- Constraints Handling.- Evaluation Function.- Optimization Module Implementation.- Investment Simulator Module.- Implementation and Functionality.- System Validation.- Performance Measures.- Return on Investment (ROI).- Ratio.- Sortino Ratio.- Classification Parameters.- Strategies Employed.- Case Studies.- Conclusions and Future Work.- Appendixes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642329888
• ISBN13: 9783642329883
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 77 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"