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Investors' Emotions Drive Bank Stock Decisions, Impacting Market Efficiency.

Qualitative Research in Financial Markets
Behavioral factors affecting investment decision-making in bank stocks on the Ghana stock exchange
Alexander Quaicoe, Paul Quaisie Eleke-Aboagye

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The article explores how psychological factors influence investors' decisions in bank stocks on the Ghana Stock Exchange. Researchers surveyed 350 investors and found that biases like herding, regret aversion, and gambler's fallacy strongly impact investment choices. This suggests that investors don't always make rational decisions, affecting the efficiency of the stock market.