Markets: A Rigorous Course

M13 · Problem 6 ★★★ Check

Exact Sharpe of a linear timer with drift

Let mt=μ+xtm_t = \mu + x_t, xt∼N(0,σx2)x_t\sim N(0,\sigma_x^2), rt+1=mt+εt+1r_{t+1} = m_t + \varepsilon_{t+1}, ε\varepsilon independent with variance σε2\sigma_\varepsilon^2, and P&L πt+1=mtrt+1\pi_{t+1} = m_t r_{t+1}. (a) Show that SR2=(Em2)2/(Em2 σε2+Em4−(Em2)2)\mathrm{SR}^2 = (\mathbb E m^2)^2/(\mathbb E m^2\,\sigma_\varepsilon^2 + \mathbb E m^4 - (\mathbb E m^2)^2) with Em4=μ4+6μ2σx2+3σx4\mathbb E m^4 = \mu^4 + 6\mu^2\sigma_x^2 + 3\sigma_x^4. (b) Evaluate for μ=0.15\mu = 0.15, σx2=0.05\sigma_x^2 = 0.05, σε2=0.95\sigma_\varepsilon^2 = 0.95 and compare with S∗2S^{*2} of (13.9). (c) Explain the gap in words.

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