ANNEXURE

QUESTIONNAIRE
Demographic profile:
1. Name (optional):
2. Gender:
Male

Female

3. Age:
Below 25year

26-35years

36-45years

Above 45years

4. Marital status:
Married

Unmarried

5. Education Qualification:
Higher secondary

UG

PG

PH.D

Others

6. Present occupation:
Self employed

Public employee

7. Monthly Income:
Below Rs.20, 000
Rs.20, 000 - 50,000
Rs.50, 000- 75,000
Above Rs.75, 000
8. Experience:
Below 5 years
5-10 years

Private employee

Professional

10-15years
Above 15 years

9. How long have you attended the stock market?

Under 1 year
1-under 3 years
3-under 5 years
5-under 10 years
Over 10 years
10. Have you attended any course of stock exchange?
Yes

Not yet

BEHAVIORAL FACTORS INFLUENCING YOUR INVESTMENT

DECISION

Please Evaluate the degree of your agreement with the impact of behavioral factors on your
investment decision making:
1) Strongly Agree 2) Agree 3) Neutral 4) Disagree 5) Strongly Disagree

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STATEMENT
I avoid selling shares that have decrease in value and
readily sell shares that have increased in value
I tend to treat each element of your investment portfolio
separately
I ignore the connection between different investment
possibilities
I consider carefully the price changes of stock that you

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intend to invest in
I have the over-reaction to price changes of stock
exchanges
Market information is important for my stock investment
I put the past trends of stock under your consideration for
my investment
I analyze the companies customer preference before you
invest in the stocks
I study about the market fundamentals of underlying
stocks before making investment decisions
Other investors decisions of choosing stock types have
impact on my Investment decisions
Other investors decision of the stock volume have
impact on my investment decisions
Other investors decisions of buying & selling stocks
have impact on my investment decisions
I usually react quickly to the changes of other investors
decisions and follow their reactions to the stock market
I use trend analysis of some representative stocks to
make investment decisions for all stocks that you invest
I believe that my skills and knowledge of stock market I
can outperform the market
I forecast the changes in stock prices in the futures based
on the recent stock prices
I prefer to buy local stocks than international stocks
because the information of local stocks is more available
I consider the information from my close friends and
relatives as the reliable reference for your investment
decisions
After a prior gain, I am more risk seeking than usual
After a prior loss, I become more risk averse
The return rate of my recent stock investments meets
your expectation
My rate of return is equal to or higher than the average
return rate of the market
I feel satisfied with My investment decisions in the last
year (including selling , buying, choosing stocks, and
deciding the volumes)