Based on research by the Financial Conduct Authority, UK, they discovered they the young ones who are relatively new to trading engage in crypto and also foreign exchange, which contains a lot of risks. The investments they make are usually because of new apps’ availability, which is a very erroneous ground for trade. The FCA discovered that this new generation invested because of the excitement investment brings and social status because these businesses allow you to own a certain percentage.
Survey On Self-Directed Investors
The Financial Conduct Authority surveyed five hundred and seventeen Self-directed Investors in UK Alongside Britain Thinks a Consulting Firm. One of the participants, Justin Sun, founder of Tron, said he lost millions of dollars to a game establishment called GameStop Stocks. Justin says he’s still retaining his investment despite the fall of the stock by 80%. Based on statistics from the survey, 218 persons between the ages of 45-64 are self investors, but this shouldn’t come as a shock because the older and wealthier generation are usually self investors, upcoming traders we’re also present as 53 persons were aged between 18-29 and 166 persons between the ages of 30-40.
They discovered from the survey that these upcoming investors who are directing themselves instead of seeking professional financial advice are uneducated regarding the risk involved in Crypto investments, unlike the older investors who always build-up towards risk. Still based on research, these young investors believe the rumors of investment and easily believe those who tend to applaud cryptocurrency, the likes of Musk. A good percentage of those who took part in the survey, about 38%, had no reasonable grounds for their main investments.
False Knowledge Of Investments
These investors always attest to mastery of investment, but they are very naive in this sector, the FCA realized. Most of these young investors, based on their research, had no idea that losing money is a risk. A good 78% of these traders rely on just instincts when they need to trade. Upcoming and most likely unqualified investors moved markets by buying dying shares from GameStop and old game dealers. The naive investors paid the price for the shares, which mutual funds already shorted at a high level. There was confusion for Wall Street, and Melvin Capital got about $3 billion in finance from two other mutual finds just after he closed down GameStop shorts. Various apps claim to democratize finance and lure investors who aren’t experienced, like Robinhood, and it has gained millions of customers just for crypto alone this year.
