Active portfolio management : a quantitative approach for providing superior returns and controlling risk

Abstract

Introduction. Part I: Foundations. Consensus Expected Returns: The Capital Asset Pricing Model. Risk. Exceptional Return, Benchmarks, and Value Added. Residual Risk and Return: The Information Ratio. The Fundamental Law of Active Management. Part II: Expected Returns and Valuation. Expected Returns and the Arbitrage Pricing Theory. Valuation in Theory. Valuation in Practice. Part III: Information Processing. Forecasting Basics. Advanced Forecasting. Information Analysis. The Information Horizon. Part IV: Implementation. Portfolio Construction. Long/Short Investing. Transaction Costs, Turnover, and Trading. Performance Analysis. Asset Allocation. Benchmark Timing. The Historical Record for Active Management. Open Questions. Summary. Appendice A: Standard Notation. B: Glossary. C: Return and Statistics Basics.

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