Análise do perfil do investidor dos alunos da Feaac

Abstract

This study aims to understand the investor profile of students at the Faculty of Economics, Administration, Actuarials, Accounting (FEAAC) at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC), focusing on describing what their behaviors, characteristics, risk aversion and market knowledge are. financial. By analyzing the behavior of these students, it was possible to classify them into three different profiles: a conservative, moderate or bold profile. For this work, a descriptive research with a quantitative approach was carried out, using the survey methodology. At the end of the study, after analyzing 106 responses to the applied test, it was found that the predominant investor profile at FEAAC is the moderate profile, which values security, but exposes itself to certain risks. It was also found that, depending on the undergraduate course, students had a different investor profile. Economics students had the most daring behavior in relation to other courses and finance students had a more conservative profile.