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Kelly criterion
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Etymology
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Described by J. L. Kelly, Jr, a researcher at Bell Labs, in 1956.
Noun
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Kelly
criterion
(
probability theory
)
A
formula
used to determine the
optimal
size of a
series
of
bets
in order to
maximize
the
logarithm
of
wealth
.
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Kelly bet
Kelly strategy
