#markowitz

Live mean-variance (Markowitz) portfolio optimisation that quants and allocators run across a basket of assets, computed on demand from the price series you pass in — no key, no cache, nothing stored. The optimize endpoint returns the two cornerstone portfolios: the minimum-variance portfolio and the maximum-Sharpe (tangency) portfolio, each with its optimal weights, expected return, volatility and Sharpe ratio. The frontier endpoint traces the efficient frontier — a set of optimal risk/return points and the weights that achieve them — so you can plot the whole risk/return curve. The stats endpoint returns the per-asset annualised return and volatility plus the full correlation and covariance matrices, the raw material behind the optimisation. It exploits diversification: by combining assets with low or negative correlation the optimiser finds a portfolio whose volatility is lower than any single holding. Works for any basket — stocks, funds, ETFs, crypto, FX or commodities. This is a multi-asset allocation engine, fundamentally different from single-asset risk and CAPM tools: it answers how to weight several assets together, not how one behaves. Weights can be negative, representing a short leg, as in classic unconstrained Markowitz. Computed locally and deterministically, so it is instant and private. Ideal for robo-advisors, portfolio dashboards, asset-allocation research and back-tests. Rates are fractions (0.02 = 2%). Live, nothing stored. 3 compute endpoints. For single-asset Sharpe/drawdown use a risk-metrics API; for beta use a CAPM API.

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