The influence of upward social comparison on retail trading behaviour
Sandra Andraszewicz,
Dániel Kaszás,
Stefan Zeisberger
et al.
Abstract:Online investing is often facilitated by digital platforms, where the information of peer top performers can be widely accessible and distributed. However, the influence of such information on retail investors’ psychology, their trading behaviour and potential risks they may be prone to is poorly understood. We investigate the impact of upward social comparison on risk-taking, trading activity and investor satisfaction using a tailored experiment with 807 experienced retail investors trading on a dynamically e… Show more
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