Financial Optimization

Preface Patrick T. Harker; Introduction Stavros A. Zenios; Part I. General Overview: 1. Some financial optimization models: I Risk management H. Dahl, A. Meeraus, and S. Zenios; 2. Some financial optimization models: II Financial engineering H. Dahl, A. Meeraus and S. Zenios; 3. Empirical tests of optimization P. Muller; 4. Recent results in mean-variance analysis H. Markowitz; Part II. Applications: 5. An economic approach to the valuation of single premium deferred annuities M. Asay, P. J. Bouyoucos and A. M. Marciano; 6. Optimal horizon portfolio return under varying interest rate scenarios E. Adamidou, Y. Ben-Dov, L. Prendergast and V. Pica; 7. Optimization tools for the financial manager's desk M. Avriel; 8. A flexible approach to interest rate risk management H. Dahl; 9. Currency hedging strategies for US investments in Japan, and Japanese investments in the US W. Ziemba; Part III. Methodologies: 10. Incorporating transaction costs in models for asset allocations J. Mulvey; 11. Bond portfolio analysis using integer programming R. Nauss; 12. Scenario immunization R. Dembo; 13. Mortgages and Markov chains: a simplified evaluation model P. Zipkin; 14. Parallel Monte Carlo simulation of mortgage backed securities S. Zenios.