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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2020.vol7.no12.159

Cryptocurrency Market: Behavioral Finance Perspective  

AL-MANSOUR, Bashar Yaser (College of Business, Middle East University)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.7, no.12, 2020 , pp. 159-168 More about this Journal
Abstract
The cryptocurrency market has received immense consideration in media and academia since the beginning of 2013 because of its huge price fluctuation. This study focuses on Arab investors who invest in the cryptocurrency market by investigating the influence of behavioral finance factors on investment decisions in the cryptocurrency market. A quantitative approach was used by employing a snowball sampling method through 112 questionnaires. The results show that herding theory, prospect theory, and heuristic theory have a significant effect on investors' investment decisions in the cryptocurrency market. This emphasizes the significant role of the proposed behavioral factors as determinants of the investors' investment decisions. This study contributes to the existing research by consolidating the results of different researches in this study. It also contributes to the investors' understanding of the dynamics of the cryptocurrency market and it enhances the ability to make informed decisions based on their understanding. The implication of the findings will prepare hit and run investors to be progressively prepared to stay in the cryptocurrency market and develop their abilities on the most proficient method to settle on sound venture choices. Furthermore, the findings of this study will encourage financial specialists to realize that information on the traditional finance theory is not adequate to excel in the cryptocurrency market.
Keywords
Cryptocurrencies; Bitcoin; Herding; Prospect; Heuristic;
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