The effect of investor behavior on trading indicators in the stock market an applied study on a sample of companies listed in the Iraq Stock Exchange for the period from( 2016 to 2020 )

Presented By

Eman Samir Hamza Al-Daami

The Superision By

Dr. Haider .A.. ALjanabi

The study dealt with the role played by the investor’s behavior in the decision-making process in the stock market, with a statement of the principles followed in the behavior of investors, as the problem of the study was the fluctuations accompanying investment decisions that occur in the financial markets, which would cause great difficulties accompanying investors.  Also, building rational investment decisions can only take place according to specific contexts and methods that lead to serving the objectives of dealers in the stock market    .                                                                                                                                                        

 The study aims to test the extent to which investors absorb psychological and physical changes and control them for the purpose of making rational investment decisions that benefit the investors sector in the financial markets, as well as measuring the level of profits achieved as a result of following a certain investment behavior.  Appropriate solutions in the event that these indicators decline and cause losses to a particular financial market, so this study works on finding solutions and alternatives that would achieve a high level of profits and work on the stability of trading indicators and the behavior of investors in the financial markets.                                                                                                                                                           

 The study also dealt with (4) companies from different sectors as a sample that it relied on to study and draw conclusions. The study reached a set of conclusions, the most important of which are :-                                                                                                  

 Frequent stumbling and changing in trading indicators as a result of psychological fluctuations among workers or investors in the stock market, which would take inappropriate decisions as a result of the influence of certain factors and thus cause a defect or loss in the financial markets.                                                                              

The study also produced a set of recommendations, the most important of which are:-                                                                                                                                               

 The necessity of taking psychological factors into consideration when making any investment decision in the financial market and trying to know the causes of psychological fluctuations and treat them for the purpose of obtaining profitable and satisfactory results for all dealers in the financial markets      .