Portfolio Effects of Cryptocurrencies During the COVID-19 Crisis

We investigate the performance of optimised three asset portfolios comprised of stocks, bonds and a cryptocurrency or gold for the period immediately before and during the COVID-19 financial crisis. We compare the performance of these portfolios with a two-asset cash portfolio comprised of stocks an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: González, María de la O, Jareño Cebrián, Francisco, Skinner, Frank
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repositorio:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
OAI Identifier:oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/27667
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10578/27667
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cryptocurrencies
Portfolio Optimization
Bitcoin
Altcoin
Gold
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Sumario:We investigate the performance of optimised three asset portfolios comprised of stocks, bonds and a cryptocurrency or gold for the period immediately before and during the COVID-19 financial crisis. We compare the performance of these portfolios with a two-asset cash portfolio comprised of stocks and bonds. Cryptocurrencies have the potential to control risk as most portfolios that include cryptocurrencies consistently experienced risk no greater than 50 basis points above the risk experienced by cash portfolios. However, there is no free lunch. While three asset portfolios can control risk, they also have a lower return per unit of risk.