The motivation of this paper is to introduce a short term adaptive model (Partial Swarm Optimizer combined with linear and nonlinear models when applied to the task of forecasting and trading the daily closing returns of the FTSE100 exchange traded funds (ETFs). This is done by benchmarking its...

The aim of this dissertation is the behavioral portfolio selection problem in which risk is measured as the probability of shortfall. Using behavioral elements, such as mental accounting, and emotions and cognition, this dissertation investigates empirical issues related to behavioral asset...

We propose a high-frequency rebalancing algorithm (HFRA) and compare its performance with periodic rebalancing (PR) and threshold rebalancing (TR) strategies. PR refers to the process of adjusting the relative weight of assets within portfolios at regular time intervals, whereas TR is a process...