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題名 Is the Aggregate Investor Reluctant to Realise Losses? Evidence from Taiwan
作者 李怡宗
貢獻者 會計系
關鍵詞 individual investors;institutional investors;disposition effect;prospect theory
日期 2006-09
上傳時間 21-Feb-2014 18:27:06 (UTC+8)
摘要 We ask whether the typical investor and the aggregate investor exhibit a bias known as the disposition effect, the tendency to sell investments that are held for a profit at a faster rate than investments held for a loss. We analyse all trading activity on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) for the five years ending in 1999. Using a dataset that contains all trades (over one billion) and the identity of every trader (nearly four million), we find that in aggregate, investors in Taiwan are about twice as likely to sell a stock if they are holding that stock for a gain rather than a loss. Eighty-four percent of all Taiwanese investors sell winners at a faster rate than losers. Individuals, corporations, and dealers are reluctant to realise losses, while mutual funds and foreigners, who together account for less than 5% of all trades (by value), are not.
關聯 European Financial Management, 13(3), 423-447
資料類型 article
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-036X.2007.00367.x
dc.contributor 會計系en_US
dc.creator (作者) 李怡宗zh_TW
dc.date (日期) 2006-09en_US
dc.date.accessioned 21-Feb-2014 18:27:06 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 21-Feb-2014 18:27:06 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 21-Feb-2014 18:27:06 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/64134-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) We ask whether the typical investor and the aggregate investor exhibit a bias known as the disposition effect, the tendency to sell investments that are held for a profit at a faster rate than investments held for a loss. We analyse all trading activity on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) for the five years ending in 1999. Using a dataset that contains all trades (over one billion) and the identity of every trader (nearly four million), we find that in aggregate, investors in Taiwan are about twice as likely to sell a stock if they are holding that stock for a gain rather than a loss. Eighty-four percent of all Taiwanese investors sell winners at a faster rate than losers. Individuals, corporations, and dealers are reluctant to realise losses, while mutual funds and foreigners, who together account for less than 5% of all trades (by value), are not.en_US
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dc.relation (關聯) European Financial Management, 13(3), 423-447en_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) individual investors;institutional investors;disposition effect;prospect theoryen_US
dc.title (題名) Is the Aggregate Investor Reluctant to Realise Losses? Evidence from Taiwanen_US
dc.type (資料類型) articleen
dc.identifier.doi (DOI) 10.1111/j.1468-036X.2007.00367.xen_US
dc.doi.uri (DOI) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-036X.2007.00367.xen_US