Do Behavioral Biases Affect Order Aggressiveness?

Review of Finance, forthcoming

61 Pages Posted: 3 Oct 2016 Last revised: 10 Nov 2021

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Jiangze Bian

University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)

Kalok Chan

CUHK Business School

Donghui Shi

Shanghai Stock Exchange

Hao Zhou

Tsinghua University - PBC School of Finance; SUSTech Business School

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Date Written: December 1, 2015

Abstract

We extend previous studies on the effect of behavioral biases on investor hold/sell decisions, and examine whether behavioral biases affect the order submission strategies. We use a unique database provided by the Shanghai Stock Exchange, which contains order submissions and executions as well as trading records of all investors. We find investors are less (more) aggressive in submitting sell orders for stocks that experienced losses (gains). The sell order aggressiveness is negatively related to the size of losses, but has a quadratic relationship with the size of gains. Results are consistent with the combination of the disposition and the house money effects.

Keywords: Order submission, Order aggressiveness, Disposition effect

JEL Classification: G12, G14, G18

Suggested Citation

Bian, Jiangze and Chan, Kalok and Shi, Donghui and Zhou, Hao, Do Behavioral Biases Affect Order Aggressiveness? (December 1, 2015). Review of Finance, forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2846277 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2846277

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Shanghai Stock Exchange ( email )

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