Regression model

Mean-Variance Portfolio Optimization (Markowitz)

Mean-variance portfolio optimization is the foundational model of modern portfolio theory, introduced by Harry Markowitz in 1952. It describes portfolios in an expected-return versus risk (variance) plane and traces the efficient frontier of allocations that offer the highest expected return for each level of risk, covering the minimum-variance portfolio, the maximum-Sharpe-ratio portfolio, and constrained variants.

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Sources

  1. Markowitz, H. (1952). Portfolio Selection. The Journal of Finance, 7(1), 77-91. DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1952.tb01525.x
  2. Ledoit, O. & Wolf, M. (2004). A Well-Conditioned Estimator for Large-Dimensional Covariance Matrices. Journal of Multivariate Analysis, 88(2), 365-411. DOI: 10.1016/S0047-259X(03)00096-4

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ScholarGateMean-Variance Portfolio Optimization (Markowitz Mean-Variance Portfolio Optimization). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/tr/finance/portfolio-optimization-mean-variance