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Common stock portfolio selection: a multiple criteria decision making methodology and an application to the Athens Stock Exchange

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An integrated multiple-criteria methodological framework is proposed to support decisions that concern the selection of common stock portfolios. At the first stage of the methodology, two multiple-criteria methods are employed, within the context of the outranking relations theory, towards the initial appraisal of the stocks that are examined. We then utilize a non-linear optimization model, to generate portfolios that consist of the stocks that are classified as those with the optimal characteristics, during of the first stage. Finally, the portfolios designed at the previous stage are evaluated by using a wide set of well-known sophisticated evaluation criteria. The preferences and experiences of professionals and experts in the field of portfolio management were taken into consideration, through all the stages of the process. The validity of the above methodology is tested through a large scale illustrative application on the stocks that constitute the FTSE-140 index of the Athens Stock Exchange. The advantages of the proposed model against contextual approaches are finally stressed.

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    Panagiotis Xidonas, Dimitrios Askounis & John Psarras

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Xidonas, P., Askounis, D. & Psarras, J. Common stock portfolio selection: a multiple criteria decision making methodology and an application to the Athens Stock Exchange. Oper Res Int J 9, 55–79 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12351-008-0027-1

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