Implications of investor behavior in the investment decision

Abstract

The behaviors and feelings of investors play an active and basic role in building the investment decision, because of their large space in building the human personality. With the progress of science and technology, but feelings and concerns still affect the person's decisions, including investment decisions, which directly enter the financial position of the investor. Therefore, the behavior of the investor must be controlled and directed in a way that achieves the goals and aspirations of the investor himself. In this research, we worked on measuring the extent of the impact or repercussions resulting from the behavior and behavior of some investors, the research sample, and measuring it in the investment decision through the performance indicators of the Iraqi Stock Exchange. Because it is well known that the performance of the investor can be reflected and its effect appears in the market indicators as the mirror reflects the performance of the investors. The research reached a set of results, the most important of which are:-

1. The investor's behavior has a positive relationship with the performance indicators of the stock market.


2. The behavior of the investor affects the performance indicators of the stock market.