We explicitly solve for the optimal dynamic strategy between a riskless asset and a risky asset with momentum. The optimal portfolio weight depends not only on momentum that characterizes the expected return as in Merton (1971) framework, but also on the historical price path, unlike in Merton....

We study effects of correlation ambiguity on portfolio choice when the number of risky assets is large. We find that the optimal portfolio contains only a fraction of available risky assets. With 100 stocks randomly selected from the S&P 500, less than 20 stocks will be held in the optimal...

We examine how strategic trade affects expected returns in a large economy. In our model, both a monopolist (strategic) informed trader and uninformed traders consider the impact of their demands on prices. In contrast to settings with price-taking traders, private information never eliminates a...