scholarly journals An Empirical Investigation of Investor’s Behavioral Biases on Financial Decision Making

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 99-109
Author(s):  
Imran Umer Chhapra ◽  
Muhammad Kashif ◽  
Raja Rehan ◽  
Ashow Bai

Investor’s irrationality is an inevitable reality that has been time and again highlighted by researchers (Statman, 2008). Therefore, this study is another effort to assess the role of behavioral biases in financial decision making in Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX).A survey questionnaire is designed and used to collect responses using convenience sampling technique from sample of 250 investors of PSX. Behavioral biases include overconfidence, over thinking, herding, cognitive bias, and hindsight effect of investors. Multiple regression models are used to test influence of five behavioral biases on investment decision. The results show that overconfidence, over thinking, herding, cognitive bias, and hindsight effect have significant positive impact on investment decision. Overall results conclude that much change in investment decision is due to behavioral biases. This study will help financial advisors to better advice their clients. The one way to reduce these biases may be education and training of investors.

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geetika Madaan ◽  
Sanjeet Singh

Individual investor’s behavior is extensively influenced by various biases that highlighted in the growing discipline of behavior finance. Therefore, this study is also one of another effort to assess the impact of behavioral biases in investment decision-making in National Stock Exchange. A questionnaire is designed and through survey responses collected from 243 investors. The present research has applied inferential statistics and descriptive statistics. In the existing study, four behavioral biases have been reviewed namely, overconfidence, anchoring, disposition effect and herding behavior. The results show that overconfidence and herding bias have significant positive impact on investment decision. Overall results conclude that individual investors have limited knowledge and more prone towards making psychological errors. The findings of the study also indicate the existence of these four behavioral biases on individual investment decisions. This study will be helpful to financial intermediaries to advice their clients. Further, study can be elaborated to study other behavioral biases on investment decisions.


2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-27
Author(s):  
Jeetendra Dangol

This paper examines the gender differences in financial decision-making of university students who are young, single, childless individuals that have at least average financial literacy and very small or no income. This paper is based on the survey questionnaires developed by Grable and Lytton (2003), distributed and collected from 100 students (50 men and 50 women) by using convenience sampling technique. The study finds that men and women differ in their financial decision. Women are less risk taker than men in financial decision-making; it indicates that women prefer to safer investment.


2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-47
Author(s):  
Saloni Raheja ◽  
Babli Dhiman

Purpose In earlier studies, research has shown that EI is the only element, which influences the ways in which people develop in their lives, jobs and social skills control their emotions and get along with other people. It is EI that dictates the way people deal with one another and understand emotions. The research gap is to explore the impact of behavioral factors and investors psychology on their investment decision-making. Design/methodology/approach The information was gathered from 500 financial specialists. The region of research was the financial specialists who contribute through LSC Securities Ltd. in Punjab State. The purposive testing system was used in this examination. Findings The investigation found that the positive connection between the conduct predispositions of the financial specialists and venture choices of the speculators and positive connection between enthusiastic insight of the financial specialists and their venture choices. Yet, the authors found that the enthusiastic insight better foresees the venture choices of the financial specialists than the conduct predispositions of the speculators. Among the different elements of conduct inclinations of the speculator’s lament and carelessness are identified with the financial specialist’s venture choices. Among the various estimations of eager understanding – care, dealing with emotions, motivation, empathy and social aptitudes are related to the hypothesis decisions of the monetary pros. Research limitations/implications The sample selection was based on purposive sampling, rather than a random probability sample. The sample was area specific, restricted only to Ludhiana Stock Exchange in Punjab state. Therefore, the results of the study cannot be generalized with certainty to all the investors investing through other exchanges in other states. The inferences are based on the assumption that the data provided by the investors are true and correct. The findings may be relevant for other stock exchanges as that of the Ludhiana Stock Exchange. However, the authors do not claim the generalization of the results. Practical implications This study also helps to understand the relationship between investment decision-making and risk tolerance of investors. It will helpful for the financial advisors to know the behavioral biases of investors while making an investment decision, and therefore, they can advise investors properly to mitigate such biases. It may help the investors in understanding the subjective part of their behavior and control their emotions while taking decisions for their investment in stock market options. Social implications This research will help investment advisors and finance professionals to judge investors’ attitudes toward risk in a better way, which leads to better investment decisions. Originality/value This study is my own study and it is original and has not been published anywhere.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (34) ◽  
pp. 57-68
Author(s):  
Nasira Perveen ◽  
Ashfaq Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Usman ◽  
Faiza Liaqat

Investment decisions could be affected by behavioral biases associated with personal characteristics. This study empirically investigates the effect of personal characteristics on investors’ investment decision through risk tolerance. Furthermore, investment experience moderates the nexus between personal characteristics and risk tolerance. The scale consisting of 24 items was used related to selected constructs and variables. Data was collected form 175 individual investors of Pakistan Stock Exchange. PLS-SEM was used to make statistical analysis. The findings indicate that extraversion has substantial positive impact on investment decisions. Moreover, risk tolerance partially mediates the relationship between extroversion and investment decisions. The relationship between introversion and investment decisions is negative and risk tolerance partially mediates the aforesaid relationship. Furthermore, it is statistically proved that investment experience substantially moderates the association between extraversion and risk tolerance. However, investment experience does not play any conditional role in the association between introversion and risk tolerance. This study can be helpful for financial advisors to provide best consultancy to their clients (investors), while considering their personal characteristics.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-178
Author(s):  
Siti Aisyah Hidayati ◽  
Sri Wahyulina ◽  
Embun Suryani

This study aims to analyze the effect of Financial Attitude and Financial Knowledge on financial decisions on Small and Medium Business Owners (UKM) on Lombok Island. The theoretical contribution of this research is expected to contribute to science and the development of behavioral finance theories related to financial decision making in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). It is also expected that behavioral finance will be the subject of financial management courses. Furthermore, the practical contribution of this research is expected to provide input, suggestions and recommendations to the policy maker of the NTB Provincial Government in making policies related to the development of SMEs. This research is a quantitative approach based research, with the type of explanatory research. The study population is all SMEs in the island of Lombok. The sampling technique is done by using Non probability sampling, which uses judgment sampling, which is choosing SMEs that are engaged in the pottery industry and have already exported. From the existing population, there are 35 (thirty-five) SMEs that can be taken as samples. Respondents in this study are the owners of each of these UKM. Data collection techniques used in this study were using a questionnaire. To achieve research objectives and hypothesis testing, the data obtained will be processed according to needs using GSCA (Generalized Structured Component Analysis) statistical tools.The results showed that Financial Attitudes had a positive and significant effect on financial decision making by SME owners and owners. This means that the better the Financial Attitudes owned by SME owners, the bolder they are in making financial decisions. Financial Knowledge has a positive and significant impact on financial decision making by SME owners and owners. This means that the better the Financial Knowledge possessed by SME owners, the bolder the financial decisions will be


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-100
Author(s):  
Shahid Hussain

The study explores the impact of investor’s sentiments on individual investment decision making in the stock exchange of Pakistan. It illustrate a broad range of factors that are usually unseen during the decision making process although the fact that they have a huge influence on their course of action. There are number of factors that are the cause of investor’s overall attitude and sentiments. These factors like religion, overconfidence, affect heuristics, demographic variables etc. Some of these factors impact negatively on an investment decision of an investor but at the same time others could help the investor to make logical and rational decisions. It is an exertion to enhance investors understanding about the factors that could stay away his/her vital investment decisions towards irrational decisions. Primary data is use to conduct the present study. Questionnaire is used to gather data from respondents. Sample size consists of 200 stock investors and brokers from Islamabad Stock Exchange. Convenience sampling technique is used, E-Views is used as statistical tool to test hypothesis. Regression analysis shows that overconfidence, religion has significant relationship with investment decision. While affect heuristics have insignificant relationship with investment decision. Demographic is taken as moderator variable.                                               


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Heri Ispriyahadi ◽  
Grace Aprilia Uli Putri

<p>This paper examined the impact of leverage, investment decision, dividend policy and profitability on the firm value of the automotive sector companies from 2010 - 2016. There are 12 firms chosen using a purposive sampling technique implementing specific criteria. Those firms are publicly listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Panel data regression (Pooled OLS, Fixed Effects, and Random Effects) is used in this research. The results have shown that leverage, dividend policy and profitability, have a positive and significant impact on firms' value. A rise in these factors will lead to an increasing stock price, whereas even though has  has a positive impact, but investment decision not a substantial effect on company value.</p>


2019 ◽  
Vol 06 (03) ◽  
pp. 1950020
Author(s):  
Naveeda K. Katper ◽  
Muhammad Azam ◽  
Nazima Abdul Karim ◽  
Syeda Zinnaira Zia

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of behavioral biases on investment decision, and the interaction effect of socio-demographic characteristics. Data were collected from a sample of 179 individual investors in the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). The authors conducted a hierarchical regression analysis to test the moderating effect of socio-demographic variables on behavioral biases. The results show that behavioral biases have a significant impact on investors’ decision-making. Moreover, socio-demographic variables (education, occupation and marital status) moderate the relationship between emotional biases and investors’ decision-making. This study provides a new addition to prior literature by investigating the impact of behavioral biases on investors’ decision-making, and the interaction effect of socio-demographic characteristics.


2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tania Ivanna A. Tanto ◽  
Aaron M. A. Simanjuntak ◽  
Bill J.C Pangayow

The value of the company is very important because the high value of the company will be followed by the high prosperity of shareholders. The higher the stock price, the higher the value of the company, in order to achieve company value, investors generally give their management to professionals. Optimizing company value can be achieved through the implementation of financial management functions, where one financial decision taken will influence other financial decisions and have an impact on the value of the company. This study aims to determine the effect of investment decisions, funding decision taken will influence other financial decision and have an impact on the value of the company. This study aims to determine the effect of investment decisions, funding decisions and dividend policies on firm value. The population in this study are all companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period 2014-2016 while sample selection using purposive sampling technique obtained 89 companies that will be used as samples in this study. The hypothesis testing uses multiple regression analysis. The results of the study partially show that investment decision affect the value of the company, funding decisions do not affect the value of the company and dividend policy does not affect the value of the company. While the simultaneous research resultshows that investment decisions, funding decisions and dividend policies have a significant effect on firm value


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-58
Author(s):  
Sri Hermuningsih ◽  
Pristin Prima Sari ◽  
Anisya Dewi Rahmawati

Food and beverage firms listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) that have opportunities to grow and develop and predicted to be improved. Food and beverage firms needed by mankind because of basic ingredient. Food and beverage firms engaged in manufacturing products and ordering to obtain large profits. Achieving these objectives, management need high level of effectiveness that is required. Firm management faced by various kinds of corporate financial decisions, one of which is investment decisions. Investment decision must consider factors such as the leverage ratio. The main adjective is to examine and obtain evidence about the impact of leverage on investment decisions in a food and beverage firm listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange. The study used a quantitative approach with purposive sampling technique. The population used in this study were food and beverage firms from 2015 to 2019. The TKT achievement was TKT 6. The results have finding that leverage with the DAR proxy have a significant positive impact on investment. The greater the leverage, the greater the firm's investment. Research have beneficial for firm shareholders who consider their investment, and also for firm management for developing corporate leverage and investment.


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