Portfolio Execution, Monitoring
and Rebalancing
Trading Costs
Volume weighted average price (VWAP)
Weighted (based on volumes) average of
execution price
Misguiding when trader dominates trading
Easily manipulated but still better than opening
price as measurement index
Recognize implicit but not explicit costs
Trading Costs
Implementation Shortfall
Most accurate as cannot be easily manipulated
Incorporates both explicit and implicit costs
Difference between actual portfolios return and
paper (reference) portfolios return
IS
Re ference portfolio gain actual portfolio gain
Re ference portfolio investment
Trading Costs
Implementation Shortfall components
Explicit cos ts
Re alized gain / loss
Delay costs
(commision , fee, taxes etc.)
Re ference portfolio investment
execution price previous day close shares purchased
X
benchmark price
shares ordered
previous day close benchmark price shares purchased
X
benchmark price
shares ordered
Missed opportunity cos ts
cancellation price benchmark price shares NOT purchased
X
benchmark price
shares ordered