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Mean-variance Portfolio Optimization by LSTM-based Predictions

Meihe Yu * 1
1 ESC RENNES School of Business, Rennes, France

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Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences, Vol. 61, 102-109
Published 28 December 2023. © 2023 The Author(s). Published by EWA Publishing
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Citation Meihe Yu. Mean-variance Portfolio Optimization by LSTM-based Predictions. AEMPS (2023) Vol. 61: 102-109. DOI: 10.54254/2754-1169/61/20231061.

Abstract

With the progress of machine learning, its application fields are gradually increasing, especially in the field of quantitative finance, which is particularly outstanding, the Portfolio optimization combine with time series prediction and machine learning has brought great development prospects for investors. This study mainly employed the LSTM model and Mean-Variance Model to predict stock return and build an optimal combination respectively. This study selects relatively high weight stocks on the NASDAQ index, 'AAPL', 'AMZN',' ASML', 'AVGO', 'GOOG', from December 31, 2019, to July 1, 2023. First, the study obtained the predicted stock prices of five stocks through LSTM Model and based calculated the predicted returns on a rolling basis. Second, based on the modern investment theory, this study uses the predicted rate of return to construct the optimal daily investment ratio through Mean-Variance Model. Finally, this study compared cumulative return of optimal portfolios with the NASDAQ within the same time frame. This study draws a conclusion that hybrid model which combine the stock price forecasting with asset allocation can indeed bring excess returns.

Keywords

Mean-variance model, portfolio management, LSTM model

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Financial Technology and Business Analysis
ISBN (Print)
978-1-83558-223-7
ISBN (Online)
978-1-83558-224-4
Published Date
28 December 2023
Series
Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences
ISSN (Print)
2754-1169
ISSN (Online)
2754-1177
DOI
10.54254/2754-1169/61/20231061
Copyright
28 December 2023
Open Access
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited

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