Mean-variance-skewness model for portfolio selection with transaction costs

A mean-variance-skewness model is proposed for portfolio selection with transaction costs. It is assumed that the transaction cost is a V-shaped function of the difference between the existing portfolio and a new one. The mean-variance-skewness model is a non-smooth programming problem. To overcome the difficulty arising from non-smoothness, the problem was transformed into a linear programming problem. Therefore, this technique can be used to solve large-scale portfolio selection problems. A numerical example is used to illustrate that the method can be efficiently used in practice.

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