A Study on Indian Stock Market Investment Strategies: With Special Reference to Selected Cities’ Stock Market Investors
Keywords:
Investment, Stock Market, Behavioral FinanceAbstract
Investment is commitment of present funds for future returns or benefit. Investment in stock market is a risky task hence the investor try to find best strategy which will help them gaining from this market. Due to heavy fluctuations and even intraday movement of prices, this market has a lot of risk involved. This study is undertaken to understand the present scenario of stock market in India while considering selected cities as sample area. This study summarizes the views of common stock investors of selected cities regarding their interest in this market, frequency of investment, risk profile, preferences for various investment opportunities, etc. Besides, it also compiles the result of a hypothesis test regarding the risk consideration amongst different age groups while selection of various investment avenues.
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