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The Use of Trapezoidal Oriented Fuzzy Numbers in Portfolio Analysis

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SYMMETRY-BASEL
Volume 13, Issue 9, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/sym13091722

Keywords

oriented fuzzy number; imprecision; present value; discount factor; portfolio; finance

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This paper utilizes oriented fuzzy numbers for portfolio analysis, estimating the present value of portfolio elements using discount factors. By considering positively and negatively oriented elements, a portfolio discount factor is obtained through weighted sums, while the imprecision risk of the portfolio is estimated using measures of energy and entropy.
Oriented fuzzy numbers are a convenient tool to manage an investment portfolio as they enable the inclusion of uncertain and imprecise information about the financial market in a portfolio analysis. This kind of portfolio analysis is based on the discount factor. Thanks to this fact, this analysis is simpler than a portfolio analysis based on the return rate. The present value is imprecise due to the fact that it is modelled with the use of oriented fuzzy numbers. In such a case, the expected discount factor is also an oriented fuzzy number. The main objective of this paper is to conduct a portfolio analysis consisting of the instruments with the present value estimated as a trapezoidal oriented fuzzy number. We consider the portfolio elements as being positively and negatively oriented. We test their discount factor. Due to the fact that adding oriented fuzzy numbers is not associative, a weighted sum of positively oriented discount factors and a weighted sum of negatively oriented factors is calculated and consequently a portfolio discount factor is obtained as a weighted addition of both sums. Also, the imprecision risk of the obtained investment portfolio is estimated using measures of energy and entropy. All theoretical considerations are illustrated by an empirical case study.

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