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title: Portfolio Optimization Variable Selection
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4908763/
site: ML-Quant (https://www.ml-quant.com)
updated: 2026-09-26
license: Summaries CC BY 4.0; links go to the original sources
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identifier: SSRN 4908763
source_url: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4908763
featured: 2024-07-31
citations: unknown
topic: Portfolio & Allocation
---


# Portfolio Optimization Variable Selection

Machine learning can identify variables for optimal portfolio choice, improving portfolio performance and reducing risk, particularly when nonlinear terms are included.

- Source: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4908763
- Identifier: SSRN 4908763
- Released: 2024-07-29
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 59 (2024-07-31): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2024-07-31/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Portfolio & Allocation

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