Attracting attention from peers: Excitement in social trading
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In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 161, 05.2019, p. 158-179.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Attracting attention from peers
T2 - Excitement in social trading
AU - Pelster, Matthias
PY - 2019/5
Y1 - 2019/5
N2 - I study the impact of peers showing interest in investors’ trading on the latters’ future trading activities. To this end, I investigate the trading patterns of investors who attract attention of their peers on a social trading platform. My empirical findings suggest that social traders who draw attention of their peers show an increased trading activity and are more willing to take risks. This finding may be explained by investors becoming more excited about trading once they receive attention from their peers.
AB - I study the impact of peers showing interest in investors’ trading on the latters’ future trading activities. To this end, I investigate the trading patterns of investors who attract attention of their peers on a social trading platform. My empirical findings suggest that social traders who draw attention of their peers show an increased trading activity and are more willing to take risks. This finding may be explained by investors becoming more excited about trading once they receive attention from their peers.
KW - Emotions
KW - Excitement
KW - Investor behavior
KW - Social interaction
KW - Trading activity
KW - Management studies
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85064075376&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jebo.2019.03.010
DO - 10.1016/j.jebo.2019.03.010
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:85064075376
VL - 161
SP - 158
EP - 179
JO - Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
JF - Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
SN - 0167-2681
ER -