Essays about: "individual investor behaviour"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words individual investor behaviour.

  1. 1. 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. 2. The Investor’s Guide to Classroom Bias: Exploring the effects of educational background on overconfidence, on the financial market in Vietnam

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : William Wahlund Swahn; Linnea Warnemyr; [2020]
    Keywords : overconfidence; behavioural finance; education; miscalibration; signal reliability; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Overconfident behaviour among investors has been marked as a substantial problem on financial markets. Consequently, many modellers and researchers have discussed the attributes of an overconfident trader, and the implications related to measuring such attributes. READ MORE

  4. 3. Individual investors' preferences regarding green bonds : A survey of Swedish investors

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Lauri Kivikoski; Robert Sandberg; [2019]
    Keywords : green bonds; socially responsible investing; SRI; sustainable finance; environmental attitude; environmental behaviour;

    Abstract : Green bonds are a type of bonds that are designated for investment projects that have a positive effect on the environment. Such projects could be preventing climate change by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, increasing energy-efficiency, or improving waste management. Green bonds have risen considerably in issued volume in recent years. READ MORE

  5. 4. Can factors such as gender affect my level of risk-taking in financial investments? : A study on risk-tolerance based on selected demographic factors in Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Ajla Odzak; Iqra Sahi; [2019]
    Keywords : Behavioural finance; behavioral finance; investor behaviour; investor behavior; risk-taking; risk tolerance; risk level; demographic factors; gender; age; income; marital status;

    Abstract : Background: The traditional neoclassical model of finance has assumed that all individuals act rationally and that they update their beliefs according to the information they have obtained to maximise their utility. This concept has been challenged by behavioural finance which has over the past decades become a new approach to better understand certain behaviours. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Capital Structure of Swedish banks -Development after a financial crisis

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Victor Nilsson; Joakim Nordström; [2013-09-09]
    Keywords : Basel Accords; Basel Committee; Capital structure; Financial crisis; Liquidity; ;

    Abstract : Background and problem: This study investigates the effects of the financial crisis of 2007- 2008, a crisis partly caused by mortgage backed securities. Banks had a large part in the developments taking place in the years after the outbreak of the crisis in 2007, as many banks had an excessively low capital base, involving too much risk in its businesses. READ MORE