1. a. What are some reasons for constraining the allocation of certain assets in a portfolio?
b. What is the cost of such constraints?
2. What do empirical studies suggest about the probability distribution of asset returns?
3. a. What is the Value-at-Risk measure?
b. What are limitations of the Value-at-Risk measure?
c. What is the conditional Value-at-Risk measure and why is it superior to the Value-at-Risk measure?