Using the data from 4.4 million transactions in bank-issued warrants from the European Warrant Exchange, we compute an index of investor confidence and expectations. We show that retail investors are contrarian, that retail investor sentiment is an important part of the equity pricing process...

Using a unique data set of retail investor orders submitted to the European Warrant Exchange, the Euwax Sentiment Index is being developed to accurately represent an actual measure of retail investor sentiment. It can be shown that retail investors are on average contrarians who trade in a...

Using a unique data set with 18.1 million transactions in bank-issued warrants from the European Warrant Exchange, we compute a retail investor sentiment index. We show that retail investors are contrarian, that retail investor sentiment is an important part of the equity pricing process and...

Investor sentiment and behavior play an important role in financial markets. Using a unique data set consisting of more than 36.5 million submitted retail investor orders over the course of five years, Matthias Burghardt constructs an innovative retail investor sentiment index. He shows that...