Title: A hybrid grey-based C5 and firefly algorithm for stock selection

Authors: Farshad Faezy Razi

Addresses: Department of Industrial Management, Semnan Branch Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran

Abstract: Portfolio optimisation is a major issue in the investment theory. The main issue in portfolio optimisation is selecting an optimal combination of securities according to risk and return. Due to diversity of stocks traded on the stock exchange as well as various criteria, decision problem is considered as a complex and hard problem. Thus, it is necessary to employ a combination of optimisation models, multiple attribute decision-making (MADM) and data mining for dealing with the complexity and difficulty of the problem. Accordingly, the present study aims to form a final portfolio in Tehran Stock Exchange using the hybrid approach of data mining and multiple-criteria decision-making (MCDM). According to this approach, the candidate stocks are first classified using C5 data mining algorithm based on the risk target. Then, the classes are ranked using the grey relation analysis. The final portfolio is formed through a multi-objective mathematical programming model based on the firefly algorithm which minimises the risk coefficient while maximising the rank.

Keywords: expert systems; portfolio optimisation; multicriteria decision making; MCDM; firefly algorithm; C5 algorithm; multiattribute decision making; MADM; metaheuristics; stock selection; securities; risks; returns; stocks; data mining; grey relational analysis; GRA.

DOI: 10.1504/IJISE.2017.083042

International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2017 Vol.25 No.4, pp.499 - 519

Received: 13 Aug 2014
Accepted: 09 Apr 2015

Published online: 19 Mar 2017 *

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