A New Interpretation of Information Rate

J. L. Kelly · 1956 · Bell System Technical Journal
BeginnerAny horizonTheory
Bet the fraction that maximises the growth rate of log wealth. The basis of position sizing; most practitioners use a fraction of Kelly.

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Level
Beginner: No prior microstructure or stochastic calculus needed
Horizon
Any horizon
Data needed
None to read it; no dataset required Set what data you have
Themes
Risk & portfolio
Assets
Equities
Market
Global

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