BEHAVIORAL FINANCE- EVIDENCE FROM TEHRAN STOCK EXCHANGE

Authors

  • MojtabaMortezaee MS.C. Of Accounting, Islamic Azad University of Mashhad, Iran
  • DavoudSanji MS.C. Of Accounting, Islamic Azad University of Mashhad, Iran
  • Majid Govahi MS.C. Of Accounting, Islamic Azad University of Mashhad, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v4.i12.2016.2395

Keywords:

Behavioural Finance, Investor Decision, Psychological Variables, Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE)

Abstract [English]

A capital market is a vast and controversial issue in financial matters and especially behavioural finance. Indeed, behavioural finance is aim to survived the influence of the psychological variables on financial markets transformation. It should be noted that financial investors may have different level of rational behaviour, which leads to different kinds of effects, which can elaborate market inconsistency. Classical finance assumes the investors as rational peoples who try to select the most lucrative and efficient portfolio considering expected financial risk. Behavioural finance model mainly focus on psychological parameters. Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) is affected by many financial and economic variables. Investor in this financial market is affected by different data. Present study is aim to examine psychological variables beside political, economic and capital market features factors. Research data collects in 2015 and analysis by LISREL software. The results reveal that political, economic and psychological parameters respectively are the most important variables which affect the investor decision making behaviour. The internal financial reports and market return are less effective factor in their financial decision behavior.

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Published

2016-12-31

How to Cite

Mortezaee, M., Sanji, D., & Govahi, M. (2016). BEHAVIORAL FINANCE- EVIDENCE FROM TEHRAN STOCK EXCHANGE. International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH, 4(12), 79–84. https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v4.i12.2016.2395