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The Effect of Stock Market Literacy on Individual Investor’s Investment Decisions: Evidence from Borsa Istanbul

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  • Mine Berra Doganer

    (Department of Management Information Systems, OSTIM Technical University, Ankara, Turkey)

  • Ibrahim Halil Eksi

    (Department of Business Administration, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey)

  • Ahmet Sit

    (Department of International Trade and Finance, Malatya Turgut Ozal University, Malatya, Turkey)

  • Berna Dogan Basar

    (Department of Business Administration, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey)

Abstract

In stock market investing, there are many factors that affect the decision-making process. Investors’ financial literacy is one of these factors that affect investment decisions. In this study, financial literacy regarding the stock market was determined by a questionnaire applied to 1140 individual investors and the factors that affect decision-making were clustered according to the K-means technique. Then, the effect of stock market literacy levels on investment decisions was analyzed with random forest regression. As a result of the analysis, the demographic characteristics of the investors and their stock market literacy were also associated. From the findings, it was concluded that the factors of unbiased information in the group with low stock market literacy, and the factors of advice and unbiased information in the group with high stock market literacy are effective in investment decisions.

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  • Mine Berra Doganer & Ibrahim Halil Eksi & Ahmet Sit & Berna Dogan Basar, 2024. "The Effect of Stock Market Literacy on Individual Investor’s Investment Decisions: Evidence from Borsa Istanbul," Economic Alternatives, University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria, issue 1, pages 99-119, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nwe:eajour:y:2024:i:1:p:99-119
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    Keywords

    Demographic Features; Stock Market Literacy; Investment Decisions; K-means;
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    JEL classification:

    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
    • G53 - Financial Economics - - Household Finance - - - Financial Literacy
    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions

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