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Should Sharpe ratio be computed using log returns or relative returns?
I am trying to reconcile some research with some published values of 'Sharpe ratio', and would like to know the 'standard' method for computing the same:
Based on daily returns? Monthly? Weekly?
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Is this a common variation of sharpe ratio?
As an aside on his answer on another question Freddy said:
Sharpe ratio is an often cited metric, though I do not like it too
much because you are penalized for out-sized positive returns while ...
