Understanding the Investment Behavior of Individual Investors: An Empirical Study on FOREX Markets

Yavuz Bilgin; Selin Metin Camgoz; Mehmet Baha Karan; Yilmaz Yildiz

doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-8049-3.ch002

Understanding the Investment Behavior of Individual Investors: An Empirical Study on FOREX Markets

Yavuz Bilgin, Selin Metin Camgoz, Mehmet Baha Karan, Yilmaz Yildiz

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The FOREX market has become a popular ground amongst all kinds of market players. The leverage transactions of the market that may generate higher profit levels with low capital/investments make it very attractive for the individual risk takers. The research investigates the trading behavior of FOREX investors relying on the survey data collected from 167 Turkish investors in 2019. Within the scope of the research, the authors evaluate whether and to what extent behavioral factors, namely demographic characteristics; personal characteristics such as personality traits, love of money, and biases like disposition effect influence investment performance. The results reveal that among the personality traits, openness to experience and conscientiousness have a positive impact while disposition effect and love of money have a negative impact on the performance of investors. Additional analysis suggests that the effects of personality traits and biases on trading performance remarkably change among subgroups of investors regarding their income level.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Research Anthology on Personal Finance and Improving Financial Literacy
Editors	Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, Steve Clarke, Murray E Jennex, Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko
Publisher	IGI Global Publishing
Chapter	2
Pages	21-39
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9781799881018
ISBN (Print)	9781799880493, 1799880494
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8049-3.ch002
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2020

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Bilgin, Y., Camgoz, S. M., Karan, M. B., & Yildiz, Y. (2020). Understanding the Investment Behavior of Individual Investors: An Empirical Study on FOREX Markets. In M. Khosrow-Pour, S. Clarke, M. E. Jennex, & A.-V. Anttiroiko (Eds.), Research Anthology on Personal Finance and Improving Financial Literacy (pp. 21-39). (Research Anthology on Personal Finance and Improving Financial Literacy). IGI Global Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8049-3.ch002

Bilgin, Yavuz ; Camgoz, Selin Metin ; Karan, Mehmet Baha et al. / Understanding the Investment Behavior of Individual Investors : An Empirical Study on FOREX Markets. Research Anthology on Personal Finance and Improving Financial Literacy. editor / Mehdi Khosrow-Pour ; Steve Clarke ; Murray E Jennex ; Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko. IGI Global Publishing, 2020. pp. 21-39 (Research Anthology on Personal Finance and Improving Financial Literacy).

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Bilgin, Y, Camgoz, SM, Karan, MB & Yildiz, Y 2020, Understanding the Investment Behavior of Individual Investors: An Empirical Study on FOREX Markets. in M Khosrow-Pour, S Clarke, ME Jennex & A-V Anttiroiko (eds), Research Anthology on Personal Finance and Improving Financial Literacy. Research Anthology on Personal Finance and Improving Financial Literacy, IGI Global Publishing, pp. 21-39. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8049-3.ch002

Understanding the Investment Behavior of Individual Investors: An Empirical Study on FOREX Markets. / Bilgin, Yavuz; Camgoz, Selin Metin; Karan, Mehmet Baha et al.
Research Anthology on Personal Finance and Improving Financial Literacy. ed. / Mehdi Khosrow-Pour; Steve Clarke; Murray E Jennex; Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko. IGI Global Publishing, 2020. p. 21-39 (Research Anthology on Personal Finance and Improving Financial Literacy).

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Bilgin Y, Camgoz SM, Karan MB, Yildiz Y. Understanding the Investment Behavior of Individual Investors: An Empirical Study on FOREX Markets. In Khosrow-Pour M, Clarke S, Jennex ME, Anttiroiko AV, editors, Research Anthology on Personal Finance and Improving Financial Literacy. IGI Global Publishing. 2020. p. 21-39. (Research Anthology on Personal Finance and Improving Financial Literacy). doi: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8049-3.ch002

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