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Abstract
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We are interested in studying how the recall of trading narratives changes over time. In an earlier survey, which was run by a large German bank, we elicited investor recalls about their recent trading experiences and, in particular, the specific reasons why they traded. Now, in this follow-up survey, we are interested in studying how they recall the same trading experiences differently -- that is, how the narrative about the same trading episode changes over time.
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We are interested in studying how the recall of trading narratives changes over time. In an earlier survey, which was run by a large German bank, we elicited investor recalls about their recent stock trading experiences and, in particular, the specific reasons why they traded. Now, in this follow-up survey, we are interested in studying how they recall the same trading experiences differently -- that is, how the narrative about the same trading episode changes over time.
When eliciting trading narratives, we contact the survey respondents again and remind them about the stock they traded last time. We then elicit their recalls about why they bought or sold a particular stock last time.
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Experimental Design (Public)
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There is randomization across investors on what kind of trade they are asked to recall. One third is asked to recall any trade. One third is asked to recall buy and the last one third is asked to recall sales.
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In an earlier survey, there was randomization across investors on what kind of trade they are asked to recall. One third is asked to recall any trade. One third is asked to recall a purchase and the last one third is asked to recall a sale.
In the current survey, we contact all three groups and remind them about the stock they traded last time. We then elicit their recalls about why they bought or sold a particular stock last time. For these elicitations, we consider two types of method. The first is direct elicitation, without a further reminder. The second is to first ask them to recall the stock’s performance first, and then elicit the reason why they bought or sold this stock. We do not consider this as an intervention, but more of a robustness check of how results differ depending on different elicitation methods.
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