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No Limits? Effects of FOMO and Gamification on Individual Investment Behaviour in Neo-broker Stock Trading

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Bomnüter, Udo
Kleinselbeck, Brigitte
Reusch, Heiko
Schmidt, Hendrik

Corporate Editor
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft e.V.

Abstract

Gemäß der verhaltensorientierten Finanzmarkttheorie führen kognitive und emotionale Prozesse zu irrationalem Anlageverhalten. In unserer Studie untersuchen wir, wie spezifische Biases mit zwei aktuellen, Social-Media-bezogenen Erscheinungen interagieren: Die Angst, etwas Wesentliches zu verpassen ("... view more

Gemäß der verhaltensorientierten Finanzmarkttheorie führen kognitive und emotionale Prozesse zu irrationalem Anlageverhalten. In unserer Studie untersuchen wir, wie spezifische Biases mit zwei aktuellen, Social-Media-bezogenen Erscheinungen interagieren: Die Angst, etwas Wesentliches zu verpassen ("Fear of missing out", FOMO), und Gamification. Dieser Zusammenhang ist besonders relevant für Nutzer von "Neo-Broker"-Apps wie Robinhood, die sich bei jungen Zielgruppen großer Beliebtheit erfreuen. Es liegen bereits einige Studien zu FOMO und Gamification vor. Allerdings gibt es bisher keine Forschung, welche die beiden Faktoren kombiniert und mit irrationalem Anlageverhalten in Verbindung bringt. Der Kontext der Neo-Broker-Plattformen bietet ein geeignetes Forschungsumfeld, weil diese eng in das Social-Media-Ökosystem eingebettet sind. Unsere Untersuchung zielt darauf ab, herauszufinden, wie sich Gamification und FOMO auf das Anlageverhalten von Neo-Broker-Usern auswirken. Die Ergebnisse deuten auf einen signifikanten, moderaten Effekt hin, welcher irrationale Tendenzen bei deutschen Privatanlegern verstärkt.... view less


According to behavioural finance, cognitive and emotional biases cause irrational trading behaviour. In our study, we investigate how specific biases interact with two recent, social media related phenomena: Fear of missing out (FOMO) and gamification. This relationship is particularly relevant for ... view more

According to behavioural finance, cognitive and emotional biases cause irrational trading behaviour. In our study, we investigate how specific biases interact with two recent, social media related phenomena: Fear of missing out (FOMO) and gamification. This relationship is particularly relevant for users of "neo-broker" apps like Robinhood, which have become very popular with young target groups. There are various studies on FOMO and gamification, however, so far there is no research combining both factors and linking them to irrational investing. The context of neo-brokers provides a suitable research environment as they are closely embedded in the social-media ecosystem. Our research aims to determine how gamification and FOMO impact neo-broker users' investment behaviour. The findings indicate a significant moderate effect amplifying irrational tendencies among German retail investors.... view less

Keywords
financial market; cognitive factors; emotionality; social media; digital media; financial investment; behavior; playing

Classification
Social Psychology
Interactive, electronic Media

Free Keywords
Fear of missing out (FOMO); Gamification; Anlegerbias; Neo-Broker; Kleinanleger; investment biases; retail investors

Collection Title
Reorganization of Media Industries: Digital Transformation, Entrepreneurship and Regulation

Editor
Haumer, Florian; Kolo, Castulus; Mütterlein, Joschka

Conference
Annual Conference of the European Media Management Association (emma) "Reorganization of Media Industries: Digital Transformation, Entrepreneurship and Regulation". München, 2022

Document language
English

Publication Year
2023

City
München

Page/Pages
18 p.

Status
Primary Publication; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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