Essays about: "Behavioural finance"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 62 essays containing the words Behavioural finance.

  1. 16. The impact of overconfidence on trading volume during economic changes

    University essay from

    Author : Reha Gügercin; Sabrina Tina Richter; [2021]
    Keywords : Overconfidence • COVID-19 • Trading volume • Individual investors • Investor behaviour • The correlation of psychological and economic variables;

    Abstract : A central topic in behavioural finance is extensive trading. One of the most common behav- ioural explanations for this phenomenon is overconfidence. In finance, overconfident traders feel that their information is sufficient to justify a trade even though it is not. READ MORE

  3. 17. THE INFLUENCE OF ONLINE COMMUNITIES, eWOM & UGC - A NON-PROFESSIONAL INVESTOR PERSPECTIVE

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Linn Regfeldt; Isabelle Pallin; [2021]
    Keywords : Online communities; eWOM; UGC; behavioural finance;

    Abstract : During 2020, online brokers experienced an increase in people who began to invest their money on the stock market. This, because covid-19 made people realize that they needed an economic buffer in difficult times. Moreover, the stock market declined in the beginning of 2020 due to the pandemic which made people see the chance to make profits. READ MORE

  4. 18. Loss Aversion : A Study of Changes in Loss Aversion Towards a 50/50 Gamble

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Mauritz Smedensjö Myhre; David Nilsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Loss aversion; reference point; behavioural finance; losses and gains; required win; risky prospects;

    Abstract : Loss aversion is a theory which states that losses loom larger than gains. Negative outcomes are weighted heavier than positive outcomes in decision making but could this weight change when different prospects are evaluated? This thesis focuses on how the loss aversion changes toward different magnitudes of a loss for young individuals when they are faced with a 50/50 chance of winning or losing a gamble. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Impact of OPEC Announcements on Stock Returns

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Oliver Samer Haydar; Marcus Reilimo; [2020]
    Keywords : OPEC; Event study; CAPM; CAAR; EMH; Behavioural finance;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of OPEC oil production cut announcements on stock returns of specified companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. Two categories are constructed from stocks of companies operating in oil, gas and mining sectors and companies operating in pharmaceutical, industrial engineering and industrial transportation sectors, respectively. READ MORE

  6. 20. The Impact of a Pandemic (COVID-19) on the Stock Markets : A Study on the Stock Markets of China, US and UK

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Mundi Mike-Hana Fongang; Nusaiba Ahmadi; [2020]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The main aim of this research is to observe the impact of the current pandemic (COVID-19) on the stock markets and the focus has been on three countries: China, United Kingdom (UK) and United States (US). These three countries have been chosen to show the difference between the degrees of impact based on the different timings in which the respective countries contracted the virus. READ MORE