Behavioral Factors and Risk-Taking in Financial Markets
A special issue of Journal of Risk and Financial Management (ISSN 1911-8074). This special issue belongs to the section "Financial Markets".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 58
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Interests: empirical asset pricing; mutual funds; hedge funds; fixed income markets
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Dear Colleagues,
Traditional finance assumes that investors are rational agents who optimize risk and return. However, research in behavioral finance has shown that cognitive biases, emotions, and social interactions can profoundly influence how individuals and institutions perceive and take risks. These behavioral factors not only affect portfolio choices and trading strategies but also shape asset pricing, market dynamics, and systemic stability.
This Special Issue focuses on the interplay of behavioral factors and risk-taking in financial markets. We cordially invite both theoretical and empirical contributions that advance our understanding of the behavioral dimensions of risk-taking, as well as interdisciplinary work that integrates insights from economics, behavioral finance, and risk management. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Behavioral determinants of portfolio and trading decisions;
- Overconfidence, loss aversion, and other cognitive biases in risk-taking;
- Herding, sentiment, and collective behavior in markets;
- Behavioral aspects of volatility, liquidity, and market anomalies;
- Risk perception and decision-making under uncertainty;
- Interactions between behavioral tendencies and financial innovation (e.g., algorithmic trading, robo-advisory, and fintech platforms);
- Policy and regulatory implications of behavioral risk-taking.
This Special Issue aims to provide a forum for advancing research at the intersection of behavioral finance and risk management. It complements the existing literature by examining how behavioral factors directly shape risk-taking decisions and their consequences for financial markets, offering valuable perspectives for academics, practitioners, and policymakers alike.
Dr. Ying Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- behavioral finance
- risk-taking in financial markets
- cognitive biases
- investor behavior
- market sentiment
- market anomalies
- portfolio management
- decision-making under uncertainty
- behavioral risk management
- financial innovation
- algorithmic and robo-advisory trading
- fintech and digital investing
- regulation and policy
- market fragility
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