We show that if the intercept and slope of the instantaneous capital market line are deterministic, then investors will not hold any hedge portfolios in the sense of Merton [1973, 1990]. They will choose portfolios that plot on the capital market line, and they will slide up and down the capital...

This paper proposes modified versions of the Sharpe ratio and Jensen's alpha which are appropriate in a simple continuous-time model. Both are derived from optimal portfolio selection. The modified Sharpe ratio equals the ordinary Sharpe ratio plus half of the volatility of the fund. The...

This paper proposes modified versions of the Sharpe ratio and Jensen's alpha which are appropriate in a simple continuous-time model. Both are derived from optimal portfolio selection. The modified Sharpe ratio equals the ordinary Sharpe ratio plus half of the volatility of the fund. The...

We show that if the intercept and slope of the instantaneous capital market line are deterministic, then investors will not hold any hedge portfolios in the sense of Merton [1973, 1990]. They will choose portfolios that plot on the capital market line, and they will slide up and down the capital...

If a stochastically monotone aggregate of asymmetrically informed individuals' expectations of a random variable is common information, then the aggregate must be a sufficient statistic, and all the individuals must have the same relevant information and agree on their expectations. If a...