Developing a Prediction-Based Stock Returns and Portfolio Optimization Model

Subject Areas : Financial and Economic Modelling

Farzad Eivani ¹ , Davood Jafari Seresht ² , Abbas Aflatooni ³

1 - Department of Accounting, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran
2 - Department of Economics, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
3 - Department of Accounting, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran

Received: 2021-07-02 Accepted : 2021-11-16 Published : 2022-07-01

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