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The Genetic Algorithm: An Application on Portfolio Optimization

The Genetic Algorithm: An Application on Portfolio Optimization
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Author(s): Burcu Adıguzel Mercangöz (Istanbul University, Turkey)and Ergun Eroglu (Istanbul University, Turkey)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 21
Source title: Research Anthology on Multi-Industry Uses of Genetic Programming and Algorithms
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8048-6.ch040

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Abstract

The portfolio optimization is an important research field of the financial sciences. In portfolio optimization problems, it is aimed to create portfolios by giving the best return at a certain risk level from the asset pool or by selecting assets that give the lowest risk at a certain level of return. The diversity of the portfolio gives opportunity to increase the return by minimizing the risk. As a powerful alternative to the mathematical models, heuristics is used widely to solve the portfolio optimization problems. The genetic algorithm (GA) is a technique that is inspired by the biological evolution. While this book considers the heuristics methods for the portfolio optimization problems, this chapter will give the implementing steps of the GA clearly and apply this method to a portfolio optimization problem in a basic example.

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