Role of Herding Behavior in Influencing Investor Decision Making in India

Authors

  •   Dheeraj Agrawal Junior Research Fellow (JRF), Department of Management, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
  •   Tanvi Singhal Research Scholar, Department of Management, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
  •   K. Santi Swarup Professor, Department of Management, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Keywords:

Herding Behavior

, Investment Decisions, Stock Market, Stock Returns, System Dynamics Modeling

D14

, E44, G02, P34

Paper Submission Date

, September 28, 2016, Paper sent back for Revision, December 5, Paper Acceptance Date, December 20, 2016.

Abstract

Herding behavior is the tendency of individual investors in India to follow investment decisions of others. Behavioral finance assumes that characteristics of individual market participants and the structure of information systematically have an influence on investment decisions of individuals. Financial markets have been facing unforeseen and sudden economic turbulences that have been directly or indirectly responsible for returns on stocks. This study aimed to identify the causes of herding behavior by an individual investor and identify the possible effects of herding behavior of investors on the stock market. To do this, we interacted with stock market investors to identify the reasons of their herding behavior. The response collected was analyzed using system dynamics models. The study revealed that investors in India have the tendency to follow the behavior of others while making investments in stock markets in order to avoid losses and regrets. This is because they are not much financially literate and are not well aware about stock market functioning. So, they generally go with the decisions made by market leaders to earn safe returns out of their investments.

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Published

2016-12-01

How to Cite

Agrawal, D., Singhal, T., & Santi Swarup, K. (2016). Role of Herding Behavior in Influencing Investor Decision Making in India. Indian Journal of Research in Capital Markets, 3(4), 43–48. Retrieved from https://indianjournalofcapitalmarkets.com/index.php/ijrcm/article/view/109301

Issue

Volume 3, Issue 4, October-December 2016

Section

Articles

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