In this article we will discuss about the analysis of return and risk on portfolio of a company. Return on Portfolio: Each security in a portfolio contributes returns in the proportion of its investment in security. Thus, the portfolio expected return is the weighted average of the expected returns, from each of the securities, with weights representing the proportionate share [...]
Markowitz Model had serious practical limitations due to the rigours involved in compiling the expected returns, standard deviation, variance, covariance of each security to every other security in the portfolio. Sharpe Model has simplified this process by relating the return in a security to a single Market index. Firstly, this will theoretically reflect all well traded securities in the market. [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Meaning of Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) 2. Basis of Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) 3. Strategies 4. Mathematical Models. Meaning of Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT): MPT Postulates those savers are generally risk averse and try to reduce risk by all possible methods. The markets are perfect and absorb all information perfectly and returns [...]