Contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xii
About the Author xii
Chapter 1 Optimization 1
1.1 Quadratic Minimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Nonlinear Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.3 Extreme Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.4 Computer Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.5 Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Chapter 2 The Efficient Frontier 21
2.1 The Efficient Frontier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.2 Computer Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
2.3 Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Chapter 3 The Capital Asset Pricing Model 41
3.1 The Capital Market Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
3.2 The