Consider an investor with initial wealth yo, who maximizes his expected utility from final wealth, E[u(ỹ₁)]. This investor can invest in two risky securities, 1 and 2, with random return ₁ and ₂. Those risky returns are two binomial variables. More specifically, with probability 1/2 we have ř₁ = r + A and r₂ = r, and with probability 1/2 we have Ỹ₁ = r and r₂ = r + d₂ where r> 0 and A > 6. We assume that this investor has following preferences, u(y) = ln(y) 1. For a given fraction, a, of the initial wealth, invested in risky security 2, what is the distribution of final wealth, ỹ₁? 2. Determine the fraction amin which minimizes the variance of ỹ₁. What is the variance of that particular portfolio?

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Consider an investor with initial wealth yo, who maximizes his expected utility from final
wealth, E[u(ỹ₁)]. This investor can invest in two risky securities, 1 and 2, with random return
ĩ₁ and ĩ₂. Those risky returns are two binomial variables. More specifically, with probability
1/2 we have r₁ = r + A and ₂ = r, and with probability 1/2 we have ₁ = r and r₂ = r + d₂
where r > 0 and A > 6.
We assume that this investor has following preferences,
u(y) = ln(y)
1. For a given fraction, a, of the initial wealth, invested in risky security 2, what is the
distribution of final wealth, ỹ₁?
2. Determine the fraction amin which minimizes the variance of ỹ₁. What is the variance
of that particular portfolio?
3. Determine the expression of E[u(ỹ₁)] as a function of a.
Transcribed Image Text:Consider an investor with initial wealth yo, who maximizes his expected utility from final wealth, E[u(ỹ₁)]. This investor can invest in two risky securities, 1 and 2, with random return ĩ₁ and ĩ₂. Those risky returns are two binomial variables. More specifically, with probability 1/2 we have r₁ = r + A and ₂ = r, and with probability 1/2 we have ₁ = r and r₂ = r + d₂ where r > 0 and A > 6. We assume that this investor has following preferences, u(y) = ln(y) 1. For a given fraction, a, of the initial wealth, invested in risky security 2, what is the distribution of final wealth, ỹ₁? 2. Determine the fraction amin which minimizes the variance of ỹ₁. What is the variance of that particular portfolio? 3. Determine the expression of E[u(ỹ₁)] as a function of a.
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