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ENCE723_PB3

!Problem #3
!Formulation using MPL
!Note: use student version of conopt as solver

OPTION
ModelType = Nonlinear;

INDEX
i:=1..3; !Stock index
j:=1..3;

DATA
Ret[i] := (10,20,30); !Return per stock

VCV[i,j] := (4.2, -1.9, 2,
-1.9, 6.7, -5,
2, -5, 7);

MinRet = 29.9;

VARIABLES
x[i]; !Percentage of budget assigned to stock i
VX[i]; !Intermediate variance calculation

MACROS
Investment := Sum(i: x);
Return := SUM(i: Ret*x);
Variance := SUM(i:VX*x);

MODEL
Min Variance;

SUBJECT TO
VX[1] = VCV[1,1]*x[1] + VCV[1,2]*x[2] + VCV[1,3]*x[3];
VX[2] = VCV[2,1]*x[1] + VCV[2,2]*x[2] + VCV[2,3]*x[3];
VX[3] = VCV[3,1]*x[1] + VCV[3,2]*x[2] + VCV[3,3]*x[3];

Investment = 1;
Return >= MinRet;

BOUNDS
NonNegativity[i]:
x[i]>=0;

BINARY

END

 



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