Martin Ratio (UPI)
Computes the Martin ratio, also called the Ulcer Performance Index (UPI): the excess return over the risk-free rate divided by the ulcer index. The ulcer index is the root mean square of drawdowns, a measure of how deep and how long the portfolio stays below its peaks. The Martin ratio thus rewards the return earned per unit of that tail pain. Enter the portfolio return, the risk-free rate and the ulcer index, all in percent.
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Martin Ratio (UPI)
Computes the Martin ratio, also called the Ulcer Performance Index (UPI): the excess return over the risk-free rate divided by the ulcer index. The ulcer index is the root mean square of drawdowns, a measure of how deep and how long the portfolio stays below its peaks. The Martin ratio thus rewards the return earned per unit of that tail pain. Enter the portfolio return, the risk-free rate and the ulcer index, all in percent.
Return measured by the ulcer it caused
The Martin ratio, also called the Ulcer Performance Index, has one of the most honest names in finance. It measures return per unit of ulcer, that is, per unit of the prolonged discomfort of watching the portfolio stuck below its peak. The denominator is the ulcer index, which captures not just the depth of the falls but how long they last.
The ulcer index is the root mean square of drawdowns over time. Unlike a single drawdown, it punishes both falling deep and staying in the red a long time, because it sums the suffering of each period below the top. The Martin ratio then divides the excess return by this measure, rewarding strategies that rise with few and short setbacks.
Enter the portfolio return, the risk-free rate and the ulcer index, all in percent. The tool returns the Martin ratio. Since the ulcer index is the central ingredient, compute it beforehand from your value series, and always use the same measurement period when comparing the ratio across different investments.
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