From 54187e6269e1042c1318c901690215f73566837c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ramakrishna Prabhu <ramakrishnap@nvidia.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 15:35:23 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 01/15] uncomment pip install

---
 .../CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb                   | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb
index 33ed749..cb69fad 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@
     "# If dependencies are already installed, you can comment out or skip this cell.\n",
     "\n",
     "# Install cuOpt (if not already installed)\n",
-    "#!pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12\n",
+    "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12==25.10.* \n",
     "\n",
     "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
-    "#!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12==25.4.*\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
+    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12==25.4.*\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
    ]
   },
   {

From b404c89d9f1cac5e44421c1aaa38000548f19420 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ramakrishna Prabhu <ramakrishnap@nvidia.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 15:42:32 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 02/15] fix other cufolio notebooks

---
 .../CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb                 | 18 ++++++++++++
 .../CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb             | 28 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 46 insertions(+)

diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
index 2719d20..94fbc96 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
@@ -29,6 +29,24 @@
     "Before diving into portfolio optimization and backtesting, we need to import the necessary libraries."
    ]
   },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "758fb7e3",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "# Install dependencies\n",
+    "# This cell only needs to be run once, typically after setting up the environment.\n",
+    "# If dependencies are already installed, you can comment out or skip this cell.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "# Install cuOpt (if not already installed)\n",
+    "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12==25.10.* \n",
+    "\n",
+    "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
+    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12==25.4.*\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
+   ]
+  },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
    "execution_count": 1,
diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb
index b510875..9e25079 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb
@@ -23,6 +23,34 @@
     "    * Using **GPU-accelerated optimization** for high-efficiency computations."
    ]
   },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "bfd0e561",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "#### **Importing Required Libraries & Initial Setup**\n",
+    "\n",
+    "Before diving into portfolio optimization, we need to import the necessary libraries and perform initial setup if required."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "24d01808",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "# Install dependencies\n",
+    "# This cell only needs to be run once, typically after setting up the environment.\n",
+    "# If dependencies are already installed, you can comment out or skip this cell.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "# Install cuOpt (if not already installed)\n",
+    "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12==25.10.* \n",
+    "\n",
+    "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
+    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12==25.4.*\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
+   ]
+  },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
    "execution_count": 1,

From ea24b3a5511f9183c5336d1c65ad41ef177e0025 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ramakrishna Prabhu <ramakrishnap@nvidia.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 18:33:09 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 03/15] bump cuml version

---
 .../CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb                     | 2 +-
 cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb        | 2 +-
 cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb    | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb
index cb69fad..c946594 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12==25.10.* \n",
     "\n",
     "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
-    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12==25.4.*\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
+    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12==25.8.*\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
index 94fbc96..d0c0a3d 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12==25.10.* \n",
     "\n",
     "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
-    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12==25.4.*\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
+    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12==25.8.*\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb
index 9e25079..0c25092 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12==25.10.* \n",
     "\n",
     "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
-    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12==25.4.*\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
+    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12>=25.8.*\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
    ]
   },
   {

From a89012f404a9569d7f217bc8d93841328f4d2d29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ramakrishna Prabhu <ramakrishnap@nvidia.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 18:34:50 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 04/15] bump cuml version

---
 .../CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb                     | 2 +-
 cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb        | 2 +-
 cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb    | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb
index c946594..e625824 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12==25.10.* \n",
     "\n",
     "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
-    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12==25.8.*\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
+    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12>=25.8.*\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
index d0c0a3d..3702bcc 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12==25.10.* \n",
     "\n",
     "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
-    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12==25.8.*\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
+    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12>=25.8.0\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb
index 0c25092..1e30c35 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12==25.10.* \n",
     "\n",
     "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
-    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12>=25.8.*\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
+    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12>=25.8.0\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
    ]
   },
   {

From 251b8bd1686b0c21d7b347cacf8f90431c7f2462 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ramakrishna Prabhu <ramakrishnap@nvidia.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 18:41:09 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 05/15] fix

---
 .../CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb                     | 2 +-
 cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb        | 2 +-
 cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb    | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb
index e625824..164f737 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12==25.10.* \n",
     "\n",
     "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
-    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12>=25.8.*\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
+    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12>=25.10.0\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
index 3702bcc..ac0afa7 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12==25.10.* \n",
     "\n",
     "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
-    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12>=25.8.0\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
+    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12>=25.10.0\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb
index 1e30c35..aaccd22 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12==25.10.* \n",
     "\n",
     "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
-    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12>=25.8.0\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
+    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12>=25.10.0\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl\n"
    ]
   },
   {

From 173dd9a2fb82e30cf53dd3496870197e83ba93da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ramakrishna Prabhu <ramakrishnap@nvidia.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:47:21 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 06/15] fix dep

---
 .../CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb                     | 2 +-
 cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb        | 2 +-
 cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb    | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb
index 164f737..6f11e8d 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12==25.10.* \n",
     "\n",
     "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
-    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12>=25.10.0\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
+    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12>=25.8.0\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
index ac0afa7..3702bcc 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12==25.10.* \n",
     "\n",
     "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
-    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12>=25.10.0\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
+    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12>=25.8.0\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb
index aaccd22..42f7764 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12==25.10.* \n",
     "\n",
     "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
-    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12>=25.10.0\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl\n"
+    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12>=25.8.0\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl\n"
    ]
   },
   {

From df28597cc5434f4edbb1b5eb75712035d4528b02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ramakrishna Prabhu <ramakrishnap@nvidia.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2025 11:44:05 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 07/15] fix notebook

---
 .../CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb                     | 2 +-
 cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb        | 2 +-
 cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb    | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb
index 6f11e8d..0c7a523 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12==25.10.* \n",
     "\n",
     "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
-    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12>=25.8.0\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
+    "!pip install --user --pre --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
index 3702bcc..cd15e37 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12==25.10.* \n",
     "\n",
     "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
-    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12>=25.8.0\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
+    "!pip install --user --pre--extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb
index 42f7764..f064eab 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12==25.10.* \n",
     "\n",
     "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
-    "!pip install --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12>=25.8.0\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl\n"
+    "!pip install --pre --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl\n"
    ]
   },
   {

From 65543b143244ea70506e677cff7063c2bd2e1b21 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ramakrishnap <42624703+rgsl888prabhu@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:54:51 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 08/15] Update 02_backtesting.ipynb

---
 cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
index cd15e37..a314dea 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12==25.10.* \n",
     "\n",
     "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
-    "!pip install --user --pre--extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
+    "!pip install --user --pre- -extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
    ]
   },
   {

From 08fe8ba144c580d722bdde5e4ca82332134832fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ramakrishnap <42624703+rgsl888prabhu@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:55:10 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 09/15] Update 02_backtesting.ipynb

---
 cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
index a314dea..c268197 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12==25.10.* \n",
     "\n",
     "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
-    "!pip install --user --pre- -extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
+    "!pip install --user --pre --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"
    ]
   },
   {

From 3bf2fbdcf8d57a888e2ffe9b1c70788ea1da3e3f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ramakrishnap <42624703+rgsl888prabhu@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:04:42 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 10/15] Update 01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb

---
 .../CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb                     | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb
index 0c7a523..a0caed6 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "# If dependencies are already installed, you can comment out or skip this cell.\n",
     "\n",
     "# Install cuOpt (if not already installed)\n",
-    "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12==25.10.* \n",
+    "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12 \n",
     "\n",
     "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
     "!pip install --user --pre --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"

From 49c4d4159a2837b77074e63ac3f6fd87d29d2246 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ramakrishnap <42624703+rgsl888prabhu@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:05:03 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 11/15] Update 02_backtesting.ipynb

---
 cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
index c268197..17c8ed5 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "# If dependencies are already installed, you can comment out or skip this cell.\n",
     "\n",
     "# Install cuOpt (if not already installed)\n",
-    "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12==25.10.* \n",
+    "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12 \n",
     "\n",
     "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
     "!pip install --user --pre --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"

From 3c45a1a717460a5bdf53b20b123fbc22b29bc39f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ramakrishnap <42624703+rgsl888prabhu@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:05:20 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 12/15] Update 03_advanced_topics.ipynb

---
 cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb
index f064eab..2197720 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "# If dependencies are already installed, you can comment out or skip this cell.\n",
     "\n",
     "# Install cuOpt (if not already installed)\n",
-    "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12==25.10.* \n",
+    "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12 \n",
     "\n",
     "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
     "!pip install --pre --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl\n"

From 51773673984a3df651b11a11f5aa40e0be94f890 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ramakrishnap <42624703+rgsl888prabhu@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:06:45 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 13/15] Update 01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb

---
 .../CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb                     | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb
index a0caed6..2b9fc4c 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/01_optimization_with_cufolio.ipynb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "# If dependencies are already installed, you can comment out or skip this cell.\n",
     "\n",
     "# Install cuOpt (if not already installed)\n",
-    "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12 \n",
+    "#!pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12 \n",
     "\n",
     "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
     "!pip install --user --pre --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"

From aa1bdca5cda2d2ce1dd4a18fbb5f50e5c0c45bb6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ramakrishnap <42624703+rgsl888prabhu@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:07:01 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 14/15] Update 02_backtesting.ipynb

---
 cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
index 17c8ed5..65ff234 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/02_backtesting.ipynb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "# If dependencies are already installed, you can comment out or skip this cell.\n",
     "\n",
     "# Install cuOpt (if not already installed)\n",
-    "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12 \n",
+    "#!pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12 \n",
     "\n",
     "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
     "!pip install --user --pre --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl"

From fcf2492bd6a13ea344373ccefdf8145951d0913e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ramakrishnap <42624703+rgsl888prabhu@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:07:16 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 15/15] Update 03_advanced_topics.ipynb

---
 cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb
index 2197720..544f565 100644
--- a/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb
+++ b/cuFOLIO_portfolio_optimization/CVaR/03_advanced_topics.ipynb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "# If dependencies are already installed, you can comment out or skip this cell.\n",
     "\n",
     "# Install cuOpt (if not already installed)\n",
-    "# !pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12 \n",
+    "#!pip install --upgrade --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q cuopt-cu12 \n",
     "\n",
     "# Install other dependencies (if not already installed)\n",
     "!pip install --pre --user --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com -q \"numpy>=1.24.4\" \"pandas>=2.2.1\" \"cvxpy>=1.6.5\" \"scipy==1.15.2\" \"scikit-learn==1.6.1\" \"msgpack>=1.1.0\" \"cuml-cu12\" \"seaborn>=0.13.2\" bin/cufolio-25.8-py3-none-any.whl\n"