Overconfident investors drive trading volume in Tunisian market frenzy.
The study looked at how investors' confidence affects trading volume in the Tunisian market. By analyzing data from 35 Tunisian companies, researchers found that past market returns have a strong influence on current market turnover, supporting the idea of overconfidence and the disposition effect. Some companies showed a correlation between past market returns and current securities turnover, indicating overconfidence, while others exhibited a disposition effect with individual securities. Overall, the findings suggest that trading activity in the market is influenced by both overconfidence and the disposition effect, rather than just one factor.