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A Contingent Claims Framework for Analyzing the Performance of Portfolio Managers, Journal of Empirical Finance
Abstract
We show that valuing performance is equivalent to valuing a particular contingent claim on an index portfolio. In general the form of the contingent claim is not known and must be estimated. We suggest approximating the contingent claim by a series of options. We illustrate the use of our method by evaluating the performance of 130 mutual funds during the period 196882. We find that the relative performance rank of a fund is rather insensitive to the choice of the index, even though the actual value of the services of the portfolio manager depends on the choice of the index.
Type
Article
Author(s)
Lawrence R. Glosten, Ravi Jagannathan
Date Published
1994
Citations
Glosten, Lawrence R., and Ravi Jagannathan. 1994. A Contingent Claims Framework for Analyzing the Performance of Portfolio Managers. Journal of Empirical Finance.: 133-160.