Safety-first Ratio

Roy’s Safety first criterion states that the optimal portfolio minimizes the probability that portfolio return, RP, falls below RL.

According to this criteria, we select the portfolio with the highest safety first ratio (SFRatio).

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Example

An investor has a minimum threshold of 2%. He has to make a choice between two portfolios A and B.

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