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Table 12 Performance implications

From: Does communication increase investors’ trading frequency? Evidence from a Chinese social trading platform

 

\(Return_{i,t}\)

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

\(Leader\ comment_{i,t-1}\)

− 0.0007\(^{***}\)

− 0.0007\(^{***}\)

  

(− 2.80)

(− 2.73)

  

\(Leader\ count_{i,t-1}\)

  

− 0.00004

− 0.00003

  

(− 0.27)

(− 0.22)

\(Leader\ positive_{i,t-1}\)

  

− 0.0022

− 0.0021

  

(− 0.58)

(− 0.55)

\(Leader\ negative_{i,t-1}\)

  

− 0.0030

− 0.0027

  

(− 0.86)

(− 0.77)

\(Trades_{i,t-1}\)

− 0.0023\(^{***}\)

 

− 0.0021\(^{***}\)

 

(− 8.78)

 

(− 7.70)

 

\(Turnover_{i,t-1}\)

 

−0.0025\(^{***}\)

 

−0.0025\(^{***}\)

 

(− 10.57)

 

(− 9.35)

\(Return\ SD_{i,t-1}\)

0.0025

0.0044

− 0.0007

0.0010

(0.34)

(0.59)

(− 0.07)

(0.10)

\(No.securities_{i,t-1}\)

0.0006

0.0003

0.0008

0.0006

(0.75)

(0.45)

(0.97)

(0.72)

\(No.followers_{i,t-1}\)

−0.0058\(^{***}\)

− 0.0057\(^{***}\)

− 0.0050\(^{***}\)

− 0.0049\(^{***}\)

(− 7.02)

(− 7.01)

(− 6.09)

(− 6.12)

\(Portfolio\ age_{i,t-1}\)

0.0004

0.0004

0.0018\(^{***}\)

0.0017\(^{***}\)

(1.19)

(1.21)

(3.30)

(3.20)

\(No.leaders_{i,t-1}\)

0.0001

0.0001

− 0.0002

− 0.0002

(0.27)

(0.18)

(− 0.43)

(− 0.51)

\(Leader\ return_{i,t-1}\)

− 0.0034

− 0.0031

− 0.0078

− 0.0074

(− 0.58)

(− 0.53)

(− 1.03)

(− 0.97)

\(Leader\ SD_{i,t-1}\)

− 0.0070

− 0.0063

− 0.0212

− 0.0209

(− 0.56)

(− 0.51)

(− 1.45)

(− 1.43)

\(Leader\ trades_{i,t-1}\)

0.0003

0.0003

0.0002

0.0002

(1.07)

(1.10)

(0.63)

(0.66)

\(\text{Leader followers}_{i,t-1}\)

− 0.000002

− 0.00002

− 0.0001

− 0.0002

(− 0.01)

(− 0.08)

(− 0.56)

(− 0.58)

\(Leader\ securities_{i,t-1}\)

− 0.0003

− 0.0003

− 0.0004

− 0.0003

(− 1.10)

(− 1.11)

(− 0.93)

(− 0.82)

\(Leader\ age_{i,t-1}\)

0.0001

0.0001

0.0001

0.0001

(0.46)

(0.51)

(0.62)

(0.56)

Portfolio fixed effects

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Time fixed effects

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Observations

262,457

262,457

150,447

150,447

Adjusted \(R^2\)

0.2043

0.2062

0.2314

0.2332

  1. This table presents the estimation results of fixed-effects panel regressions on portfolio returns. Only treated real-account portfolios are included in the regressions. All explanatory variables are lagged by one week. Standard errors are double-clustered at the portfolio level and over time. *, **, and *** denote significance at the 10%, 5%, and 1% level, respectively