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Factors Affecting the Behavior of Investors: Empirical Study Based on Colombo Stock Exchange

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dc.contributor.author Fernando, C.S.P.K.
dc.contributor.author Weerasinghe, W.D.J.D.
dc.contributor.author Perera, L.A.S.
dc.contributor.author Weerarathne, D.I.
dc.date.accessioned 2016-12-06T05:11:27Z
dc.date.available 2016-12-06T05:11:27Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.identifier.citation Fernando, C.S.P.K., Weerasinghe, W.D.J.D., Perera, L.A.S. and Weerarathne, D.I. 2016. Factors Affecting the Behavior of Investors: Empirical Study Based on Colombo Stock Exchange. 7th International Conference on Business & Information ICBI – 2016, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. p 62. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2465-6399
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/15410
dc.description.abstract The primary motivation of this research is to examine the investment selection factors which the investors expected to consider as important in an investment decisions and to rank the factors accordingly based on Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), and to find out whether the investors consider the same pattern of investment selection factors in making the real investment decision. Data for the study were collected from 50 individual retail investors in the Gampaha district through a questionnaire by using convenience sampling. To analyze the data the researchers have used frequency table and descriptive analysis technique. It was found that, investment selection factors that investors expect to consider, the most important in making an investment decision are; past performance of the stock, Stock brokers’ advice, Company reputation, Company earnings and for quick selling purposes. Further, in making the real investment decision, the highest frequency of the investment selection factors considered are; past performance of the stock, Stock brokers’ advice, advice from others, for quick selling purposes and to get benefits. Sri Lankan investors seem to be under confident, uncertain and are very sensitive to others’ reactions and opinions. The most common determinants that have a significant impact on the investors’ behavior are past performance of the stock, Stock brokers’ advice, advice from others and for quick selling purposes. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka en_US
dc.subject Individual Investors en_US
dc.subject Behavioral Finance en_US
dc.subject Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) en_US
dc.subject Investment Selection Factors en_US
dc.subject Investment Decision en_US
dc.title Factors Affecting the Behavior of Investors: Empirical Study Based on Colombo Stock Exchange en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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