Retail trader performance
Large-sample studies of what actually happens to individual investors and day traders who trade a lot.
| Citation | Paper | Access | Difficulty | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welch (2022) | The Wisdom of the Robinhood Crowd Journal of Finance | Free | Moderate | 0 |
| Barber et al. (2022) | Attention-Induced Trading and Returns: Evidence from Robinhood Users Journal of Finance | Free | Moderate | 0 |
| Chague et al. (2020) | Day Trading for a Living? SSRN Working Paper | Free | Easy read | 0 |
| Heimer & Simsek (2019) | Should Retail Investors' Leverage Be Limited? Journal of Financial Economics | Free | Moderate | 0 |
| Barber et al. (2014) | The Cross-Section of Speculator Skill: Evidence from Day Trading Journal of Financial Markets | Free | Moderate | 0 |
| Barber & Odean (2013) | The Behavior of Individual Investors Handbook of the Economics of Finance | Free | Easy read | 0 |
| Seru et al. (2010) | Learning by Trading Review of Financial Studies | Paywalled | Moderate | 0 |
| Kumar (2009) | Who Gambles in the Stock Market? Journal of Finance | Paywalled | Moderate | 0 |
| Barber et al. (2009) | Just How Much Do Individual Investors Lose by Trading? Review of Financial Studies | Paywalled | Moderate | 0 |
| Grinblatt & Keloharju (2009) | Sensation Seeking, Overconfidence, and Trading Activity Journal of Finance | Paywalled | Moderate | 0 |
| Barber & Odean (2008) | All That Glitters: The Effect of Attention and News on the Buying Behavior of Individual and Institutional Investors Review of Financial Studies | Paywalled | Moderate | 0 |
| Barber & Odean (2001) | Boys Will Be Boys: Gender, Overconfidence, and Common Stock Investment Quarterly Journal of Economics | Paywalled | Easy read | 0 |
| Barber & Odean (2000) | Trading Is Hazardous to Your Wealth: The Common Stock Investment Performance of Individual Investors Journal of Finance | Paywalled | Easy read | 0 |
| Odean (1999) | Do Investors Trade Too Much? American Economic Review | Paywalled | Easy read | 0 |