Who is An Investor ???

Aninvestorisapartythatmakesaninvestmentinto oneormorecategoriesofassets Equity, Debtsecurities, Realestate, Currency, Commodity, Derivativessuchasputandcall options, etc ObjectiveofmakingaProfit

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The cycle of market emotions

Pointofmaximum financialrisk Wow,Ifeel greataboutthis investment.

Thrill Excitement Optimism

Euphoria Anxiety

Temporarysetback. Imalong-terminvestor.
Denial Fear Desperation Panic Capitulation Despondency

Pointofmaximum financialopportunity
Hope Depression

Optimism Relief

Maybethemarkets justarentforme.

Types Of investors (Factors)

Types Of Investors

PERFECT RISK PROFILE

Risk profile is the degree to which various risks are important to a particular individual.
. All investors have differing attitudes towards risk. When it comes to investing, it is important to consider your risk profile or tolerance carefully, including how comfortable you are with the possibility of losing money, or that returns on your investments could vary widely from year to year.

The Basic questions :

WhichassetclassdoIinvestin? HowmuchdoIinvestineachassetclass?

ETHICAL INVESTING UNDERSTANDING

When it comes to money and investing, we're not always as rational as we think we are which is why there's a whole field of study that explains our sometimes-strange behavior. Where do you, as an investor, fit in?

INVESTORS BEHAVIOUR

Regret Theory
Fear of regret : Realisation of an error Made during the Investment. Regret of a Wrong Judgement or embarrassment of reporting a loss. We all hate to be wrong, don't we? Some investors avoid the possibility of feeling this regret by following the conventional wisdom and buying only stocks that everyone else is buying, rationalizing their decision with "everyone else is doing it".

Mental Accounting

Humans have a tendency to place particular events into mental compartments, and the difference between these compartments sometimes impacts our behavior more than the events themselves. An investing example of mental accounting is best illustrated by the hesitation to sell an investment that once had monstrous gains and now has a modest gain.

Anchoring
In the absence of better or new information, investors often assume that the market price is the correct price. People tend to place too much credence in recent market views, opinions and events, and mistakenly extrapolate recent trends that differ from historical, longterm averages and probabilities. In bull markets, investment decisions are often influenced by price anchors, prices deemed significant because of their closeness to recent prices. This makes the more distant returns of the past irrelevant in investors' decisions.

Over-/Under-Reacting
Investors get optimistic when the market goes up, assuming it will continue to do so. Conversely, investors become extremely pessimistic during downturns. A consequence of anchoring, or placing too much importance on recent events while ignoring historical data, is an over- or underreaction to market events which results in prices falling too much on bad news and rising too much on good news.

Overconfidence
People generally rate themselves as being above average in their abilities. They also overestimate the precision of their knowledge and their knowledge relative to others. Many investors believe they can consistently time the market. But in reality there's an overwhelming amount of evidence that proves otherwise. Overconfidence results in excess trades, with trading costs denting profits.

Tension---Anger---Success---Joy !!!

state of shocked disbelief

Investor Behaviour In Stock Market

PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS
. One of the most common investor behaviors is overconfidence in
their judgment towards the market. The second behavior is the investor tends to have biased selfattribution which means that they will take all the credit for the returns that they received and they will blame others for their losses that they encountered. The third behavior is known as loss aversion. This behavior often happens to the investors that dislikes the losses much more than the gains. The fourth behavior will be representativeness. The investor will usually make strong conclusions from a very small sample. Another behavior that most investor might have is the belief perseverance.

Predictably normal

Certain mistakes are systemic We repeat them again and again We can learn to recognize and understand them Incorporate into our thinking Account for them in our decisions Adjust for them in our expectations

Basic Behaviour Of Investors

Modern Portfolio Theory(MPT) assumes that investors are risk averse, meaning that given two portfolios that offer the same expected return, investors will prefer the less risky one.

Source: Mindvestor, 2009.

The Reaction to Loss !!! How do investors perceive losses?

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Loss aversion
Symptomsoflossaversion Taking money out of the stock market when prices fall You tend to sell winning investments more readily than losing investments Choosing only GICs or bonds and avoiding stocks1 Leaving money sitting in cash and not wanting to invest it even when the market stabilizes

Loss aversion
Remedies for loss aversion
Discuss this normal behaviour with your clients Focus on long-term performance and not short-term volatility Create a comprehensive financial plan that is based on a portfolio of diversified investments not one stock Develop and stick to an Investment Policy Statement

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Emotions

Conclusion
Behavioral finance certainly reflects some of the attitudes embedded in the investment system. Behaviorists will argue that investors often behave irrationally, producing inefficient markets and mispriced securities - not to mention opportunities to make money. That may be true for an instant, but consistently uncovering these inefficiencies is a challenge That said, investors can be their own worst enemies. Trying to out-guess the market doesn't pay off over the long term. In fact, it often results in quirky, irrational behavior, not to mention a dent in your wealth. Implementing a strategy that is well thought out and sticking to it may help you avoid many of these common investing mistakes.