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Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments July 17, 2019 erstellt
Beschreibung:
We use a 2018 survey of FX margin traders in Japan to investigate which key factors influence their performance: socio-demographic and economic situation, investment strategy and trading behaviour, and/orfinancial literacy. First, the data show that variables from all three groups are significant predictors oftraders' performance. Second, we find that older traders and those without a specific trading strategydemonstrate lower performance. Performanceis higher for those who trade greater amounts, rely more on fundamental analysis, and report having profitable FX trade skills. Third, respondents' subjectively stated claim of having FX trade skills is based on a more advanced understanding of FX trading and a reliance on professional advice. Neither objective financial knowledge nor over/underconfidence play a noteworthy role in the performance of margin traders