A simple scheme for allocating capital in a foreign exchange proprietary trading firm

Jackson, Antony (2015) A simple scheme for allocating capital in a foreign exchange proprietary trading firm. Journal of Asset Management, 16 (1). pp. 2-13. ISSN 1479-179X

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Abstract

We present a model of capital allocation in a foreign exchange proprietary trading firm. The owner allocates capital to individual traders, who operate within strict risk limits. Traders specialize in individual currencies, but are given discretion over their choice of trading rule. The owner provides the simple formula that determines position sizes – a formula that does not require estimation of the firm-level covariance matrix. We provide supporting empirical evidence of excess risk-adjusted returns to the firm-level portfolio, and we discuss a modification of the model in which the owner dictates the choice of trading rule.

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Uncontrolled Keywords:	foreign exchange trading,technical trading rules,portfolio management
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Economics
Related URLs:	http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jam/jou...
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	09 Feb 2015 12:38
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2022 00:14
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/50647
DOI:	10.1057/jam.2014.40

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