NO.PZ2019012201000034
问题如下:
The information ratio (IR) is defined as the ratio of active return to active risk. The fund manager aims to scale up active return linearly with active risk, while maintaining the same information ratio. However, there may be limitations that prevent manager from keeping the IR unchanged. Which of the following is considered as a constraint?
选项:
A.Investment policy allows short positions.
B.Limited diversification opportunities.
C.Investment policy restricts maximum position sizes.
解释:
C is correct.
考点: Determining the Appropriate Level of Risk
解析:如果策略限制最大的头寸,基金经理可能无法按比例调整其主动风险,因此策略对头寸规模进行限制是一个限制因素。
这里限制position size,到底是如何影响的? 因为例如限制1K的头寸,我要调整风险,我可以把原来例如60/40投equity/bond的比例调高到70/30吧,这样并不受头寸的影响,还能提高risk和return.
且这个IR=active return/active risk,我不理解提高position size就能提高风险了?这个IR不是相对而言的吗,又不是衡量单一risk的绝对值大小。 (且这里题目考察的是IR,也不是SR这个提高return/risk会concave的)
所以如何理解限制position size会影响到IR?