Maximum Profit From Trading Stocks — LeetCode 2291 Python Solution

MediumLeetCode PremiumArrayDynamic Programming
Problem
#2291
Reading time
2 min

The problem

You are given two 0-indexed integer arrays of the same length present and future where present[i] is the current price of the ith stock and future[i] is the price of the ith stock a year in the future. You may buy each stock at most once.

Example

Input
present = [5,4,6,2,3], future = [8,5,4,3,5], budget = 10
Output
6
Explanation
One possible way to maximize your profit is to:

Python solution

Python
class Solution:
    def maximumProfit(self, present: List[int], future: List[int], budget: int) -> int:
        f = [[0] * (budget + 1) for _ in range(len(present) + 1)]
        for i, w in enumerate(present, 1):
            for j in range(budget + 1):
                f[i][j] = f[i - 1][j]
                if j >= w and future[i - 1] > w:
                    f[i][j] = max(f[i][j], f[i - 1][j - w] + future[i - 1] - w)
        return f[-1][-1]

Complexity

MeasureComplexity
TimeO(n \times \textit{budget})
SpaceO(n \times \textit{budget}) auxiliary

Pattern: Dynamic Programming

Define a state, write the transition, and stop recomputing the same subproblem. LeetCode 2291. Maximum Profit From Trading Stocks is filed here on both counts: the reference solution below belongs to the algorithm family this hub collects, and LeetCode tags it Dynamic Programming.

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The Python solution on this page runs in O(n \times \textit{budget}).
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The Python solution on this page uses O(n \times \textit{budget}) auxiliary space.
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