Investor’s Utility Analysis
Investor’s
Utility Analysis
The curve ABC
are three different slopes of utility curves. The upward sloping curve A shows
increasing marginal utility. The straight line B shows constant utility, and
curve C shows diminishing marginal utility. The constant utility, a linear
function means doubling of returns would double the utility and it indicates
risk neutral situation. The increasing marginal utility suggests that the
utility increases more than proportion to increase in return and shows the
risk. The curve C shows risk averse investor. Investors generally, like to get
more returns for additional risks assumed and lines would be positively sloped.
The risk lover’s utility curves are negatively sloped and coverage towards the
origin. For the risk fearing, lower the risk of the portfolio, happier he would
be. The degree of the slopes of indifference curve indicates the degree of risk
aversion. The conservative investor
needs larger return to undertake small increase in risk. The aggressive
investor would be willing to undertake greater risk for smaller return.
Each investor
has a series of indifferent curves. The utility of the investor or portfolio
manager increases when he moves up the indifference map from I1 to I4. He can
achieve higher expected return without an increase in risk. I2 touches the
efficient frontier at point R. even though the points T and S are in the I2
curve, R is the only attainable portfolio which maximizes the utility of the
investor. Thus, the point at which the efficient frontier tangentially touches
the highest indifference curve determines the most attractive portfolio for the
investor.
Assumptions:
1.
Risk: variability in return is risk. In
this theory main focus is on correlation coefficient. Under this model invest
decision is based on expected return and variance of return.
2.
For a given level of risk
investor prefer higher return to lower return or for a given level of return
investor prefer lower risk than the highest risk
.
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