We consider the estimation methods for the rank of a beta matrix corresponding to a multifactor model and study which method would be appropriate for data with a large number of assets. Our simulation results indicate that a restricted version of Cragg and Donald's (1997) Bayesian Information...

We propose a consistent and computationally efficient 2-step methodology for the estimation of multidimensional non-Gaussian asset models built using Lévy processes. The proposed framework allows for dependence between assets and different tail-behaviors and jump structures for each asset. Our...

Under the APT framework and the assumption that the market portfolio is well-diversified, if not mean-variance efficient, the common factors in raw-returns are the market return plus the common factors in the space of excess-returns over the market return. This explains why the market betas fail...