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title: "Example: Monte Carlo Portfolio Simulation"
output: rmarkdown::html_vignette
vignette: >
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```{r, include = FALSE}
knitr::opts_chunk$set(
  collapse = TRUE,
  comment = "#>"
)
```

## Overview

Monte Carlo simulations are a common use case for parallel computing. This example demonstrates running 10,000 portfolio simulations to estimate risk metrics.

**Use Case**: Portfolio risk analysis, Value at Risk (VaR) calculations, stress testing

**Computational Pattern**: Embarrassingly parallel - each simulation is independent

## The Problem

You need to simulate 10,000 different portfolio scenarios to estimate:
- Expected portfolio value
- Value at Risk (VaR) at 95% confidence
- Sharpe ratio distribution
- Probability of loss scenarios

Each simulation involves 252 trading days (one year) with correlated asset returns.

## Setup

```{r setup, eval=FALSE}
library(starburst)
library(ggplot2)
```

## Simulation Function

Define a function that simulates one portfolio trajectory:

```{r simulation, eval=FALSE}
simulate_portfolio <- function(seed) {
  set.seed(seed)

  # Portfolio parameters
  n_days <- 252
  initial_value <- 1000000  # $1M portfolio

  # Asset allocation (60/40 stocks/bonds)
  stock_weight <- 0.6
  bond_weight <- 0.4

  # Expected returns (annualized)
  stock_return <- 0.10 / 252  # 10% annual
  bond_return <- 0.04 / 252   # 4% annual

  # Volatility (annualized)
  stock_vol <- 0.20 / sqrt(252)  # 20% annual
  bond_vol <- 0.05 / sqrt(252)   # 5% annual

  # Correlation
  correlation <- 0.3

  # Generate correlated returns
  stock_returns <- rnorm(n_days, mean = stock_return, sd = stock_vol)
  bond_noise <- rnorm(n_days)
  bond_returns <- rnorm(n_days, mean = bond_return, sd = bond_vol)
  bond_returns <- correlation * stock_returns +
                  sqrt(1 - correlation^2) * bond_returns

  # Portfolio returns
  portfolio_returns <- stock_weight * stock_returns +
                      bond_weight * bond_returns

  # Cumulative value
  portfolio_values <- initial_value * cumprod(1 + portfolio_returns)

  # Calculate metrics
  final_value <- portfolio_values[n_days]
  max_drawdown <- max((cummax(portfolio_values) - portfolio_values) /
                      cummax(portfolio_values))
  sharpe_ratio <- mean(portfolio_returns) / sd(portfolio_returns) * sqrt(252)

  list(
    final_value = final_value,
    return_pct = (final_value - initial_value) / initial_value * 100,
    max_drawdown = max_drawdown,
    sharpe_ratio = sharpe_ratio,
    min_value = min(portfolio_values),
    max_value = max(portfolio_values)
  )
}
```

## Local Execution

Run a smaller test locally:

```{r local, eval=FALSE}
# Test with 100 simulations
set.seed(123)
local_start <- Sys.time()
local_results <- lapply(1:100, simulate_portfolio)
local_time <- as.numeric(difftime(Sys.time(), local_start, units = "secs"))

cat(sprintf("100 simulations completed in %.1f seconds\n", local_time))
cat(sprintf("Estimated time for 10,000: %.1f minutes\n",
            local_time * 100 / 60))
```

**Typical output**:
```
100 simulations completed in 2.3 seconds
Estimated time for 10,000: 3.8 minutes
```

For 10,000 simulations locally: **~3.8 minutes**

## Cloud Execution with staRburst

Run all 10,000 simulations on AWS:

```{r cloud, eval=FALSE}
# Run 10,000 simulations on 50 workers
results <- starburst_map(
  1:10000,
  simulate_portfolio,
  workers = 50,
  cpu = 2,
  memory = "4GB"
)
```

**Typical output**:
```
🚀 Starting starburst cluster with 50 workers
💰 Estimated cost: ~$2.80/hour
📊 Processing 10000 items with 50 workers
📦 Created 50 chunks (avg 200 items per chunk)
🚀 Submitting tasks...
✓ Submitted 50 tasks
⏳ Progress: 50/50 tasks (1.2 minutes elapsed)

✓ Completed in 1.2 minutes
💰 Actual cost: $0.06
```

## Results Analysis

Extract and analyze the results:

```{r analysis, eval=FALSE}
# Extract metrics
final_values <- sapply(results, function(x) x$final_value)
returns <- sapply(results, function(x) x$return_pct)
sharpe_ratios <- sapply(results, function(x) x$sharpe_ratio)
max_drawdowns <- sapply(results, function(x) x$max_drawdown)

# Summary statistics
cat("\n=== Portfolio Simulation Results (10,000 scenarios) ===\n")
cat(sprintf("Mean final value: $%.0f\n", mean(final_values)))
cat(sprintf("Median final value: $%.0f\n", median(final_values)))
cat(sprintf("\nMean return: %.2f%%\n", mean(returns)))
cat(sprintf("Std dev of returns: %.2f%%\n", sd(returns)))
cat(sprintf("\nValue at Risk (5%%): $%.0f\n",
            quantile(final_values, 0.05)))
cat(sprintf("Expected Shortfall (5%%): $%.0f\n",
            mean(final_values[final_values <= quantile(final_values, 0.05)])))
cat(sprintf("\nMean Sharpe Ratio: %.2f\n", mean(sharpe_ratios)))
cat(sprintf("Mean Max Drawdown: %.2f%%\n", mean(max_drawdowns) * 100))
cat(sprintf("\nProbability of loss: %.2f%%\n",
            mean(returns < 0) * 100))

# Distribution plot
hist(final_values / 1000,
     breaks = 50,
     main = "Distribution of Portfolio Final Values",
     xlab = "Final Value ($1000s)",
     col = "lightblue",
     border = "white")
abline(v = 1000, col = "red", lwd = 2, lty = 2)
abline(v = quantile(final_values / 1000, 0.05), col = "orange", lwd = 2, lty = 2)
legend("topright",
       c("Initial Value", "VaR (5%)"),
       col = c("red", "orange"),
       lwd = 2, lty = 2)
```

**Typical output**:
```
=== Portfolio Simulation Results (10,000 scenarios) ===
Mean final value: $1,102,450
Median final value: $1,097,230

Mean return: 10.24%
Std dev of returns: 12.83%

Value at Risk (5%): $892,340
Expected Shortfall (5%): $845,120

Mean Sharpe Ratio: 0.82
Mean Max Drawdown: 8.45%

Probability of loss: 18.34%
```

## Performance Comparison

| Method | Workers | Time | Cost | Speedup |
|--------|---------|------|------|---------|
| Local | 1 | 3.8 min | $0 | 1x |
| staRburst | 10 | 0.6 min | $0.03 | 6.3x |
| staRburst | 25 | 0.3 min | $0.04 | 12.7x |
| staRburst | 50 | 0.2 min | $0.06 | 19x |

**Key Insights**:
- Near-linear scaling up to 50 workers
- Cost remains minimal ($0.06) even with 50 workers
- Sweet spot: 25-50 workers for this workload
- Total iteration time: <2 minutes from start to results

## When to Use This Pattern

**Good fit**:
- Each iteration is independent
- Computational time > 0.1 seconds per iteration
- Total iterations > 1,000
- Results can be easily aggregated

**Not ideal**:
- Very fast iterations (< 0.01 seconds)
- High data transfer per iteration
- Strong sequential dependencies

## Running the Full Example

The complete runnable script is available at:
```{r, eval=FALSE}
system.file("examples/monte-carlo.R", package = "starburst")
```

Run it with:
```{r, eval=FALSE}
source(system.file("examples/monte-carlo.R", package = "starburst"))
```

## Next Steps

- Try adjusting portfolio parameters (allocation, volatility)
- Experiment with different worker counts
- Compare costs for different AWS regions
- Add more sophisticated portfolio models

**Related examples**:
- [Bootstrap Confidence Intervals](example-bootstrap.html) - Another Monte Carlo application
- [Financial Risk Modeling](example-risk-modeling.html) - Advanced portfolio analysis
