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Dynamic asset allocation under VaR constraint with stochastic interest rates

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This paper addresses the problem of dynamic asset allocation under a bounded shortfall risk in a market composed of three assets: cash, stocks and a zero coupon bond. The dynamics of the instantaneous short rates is driven by a Hull and White model. In this setting, we determine and compare optimal investment strategies maximizing the CRRA utility of terminal wealth with and without value at risk constraint.

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Hainaut, D. Dynamic asset allocation under VaR constraint with stochastic interest rates. Ann Oper Res 172, 97–117 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-008-0509-9

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