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tracking_error.rs

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15
16use std::collections::BTreeMap;
17
18use pyo3::prelude::*;
19
20use super::transform_returns;
21use crate::{statistic::PortfolioStatistic, statistics::tracking_error::TrackingError};
22
23#[pymethods]
24#[pyo3_stub_gen::derive::gen_stub_pymethods]
25impl TrackingError {
26    /// Calculates the tracking error of portfolio returns relative to a benchmark.
27    ///
28    /// Tracking error is the volatility of the active return (portfolio minus benchmark):
29    ///
30    /// `TE = std(active) * sqrt(period)`
31    ///
32    /// where `active_i = portfolio_i - benchmark_i`, `std` uses Bessel's correction
33    /// (`ddof = 1`), and the result is annualized by the square root of the specified period
34    /// (default: 252 trading days).
35    ///
36    /// # References
37    ///
38    /// - Roll, R. (1992). "A Mean/Variance Analysis of Tracking Error".
39    ///   *Journal of Portfolio Management*, 18(4), 13-22.
40    /// - CFA Institute Investment Foundations, 3rd Edition
41    #[new]
42    #[pyo3(signature = (period=None))]
43    fn py_new(period: Option<usize>) -> Self {
44        Self::new(period)
45    }
46
47    fn __repr__(&self) -> String {
48        self.to_string()
49    }
50
51    #[getter]
52    #[pyo3(name = "name")]
53    fn py_name(&self) -> String {
54        self.name()
55    }
56
57    #[pyo3(name = "calculate_from_returns")]
58    fn py_calculate_from_returns(&self, _returns: BTreeMap<u64, f64>) -> Option<f64> {
59        None
60    }
61
62    #[pyo3(name = "calculate_from_realized_pnls")]
63    fn py_calculate_from_realized_pnls(&self, _realized_pnls: Vec<f64>) -> Option<f64> {
64        None
65    }
66
67    #[pyo3(name = "calculate_from_positions")]
68    fn py_calculate_from_positions(&self, _positions: Vec<Py<PyAny>>) -> Option<f64> {
69        None
70    }
71
72    #[pyo3(name = "calculate_from_returns_with_benchmark")]
73    #[expect(clippy::needless_pass_by_value)]
74    fn py_calculate_from_returns_with_benchmark(
75        &self,
76        returns: BTreeMap<u64, f64>,
77        benchmark: BTreeMap<u64, f64>,
78    ) -> Option<f64> {
79        self.calculate_from_returns_with_benchmark(
80            &transform_returns(&returns),
81            &transform_returns(&benchmark),
82        )
83    }
84}