Financial (n = 99)

Students (n = 138)

Trading Students (n = 64)

Traders (n = 44)

X

SD

X

SD

X

SD

X

SD

F Level

Confident

8.98

1.72

8.34

2.15

9.33

2.12

9.18

2.12

1.17

Adventurous

17.81

3.04

17.50

2.99

17.44

3.13

17.68

3.89

.98

Forgiving

16.11

3.57

15.56

3.61

16.09

4.04

14.36

4.23

3.07*

Sentimental

19.49^l

4.73

22.95^h

5.97

17.72^l

5.36

17.86^l

5.37

5.84***

Emotion-Based Decisions

11.02^lh

2.82

12.36^h

3.30

10.28^l

2.88

8.75^l

2.28

8.06***

Excitement Seeking

19.72

5.27

21.60

5.11

21.81

4.36

21.75

4.75

.089

Trusting

17.25^h

2.28

17.41^h

3.27

14.83^l

3.51

14.86^l

3.27

10.98***

Focused/Methodical

39.88

7.14

38.09^l

8.23

42.78^h

7.20

42.18^h

6.34

8.18***

Apprehensive

10.16

2.68

11.66

3.27

10.13

2.72

11.02

2.97

2.05

Spontaneous

17.65

3.18

17.25

3.19

17.69

3.09

19.20

2.77

1.57

Compliant

14.21

3.05

14.51

3.34

15.41

2.99

14.18

3.70

2.50

Patient

7.27^l

2.19

8.10

2.11

8.44^h

2.55

7.59

2.42

3.96**

Emotional

40.68^l

7.79

46.96^h

10.31

38.13^l

7.69

37.64^l

8.01

6.37***

Calm

33.36^h

4.86

32.97^h

5.49

30.92^l

5.83

29.23^l

6.46

6.63***

Measured

54.09

9.02

52.60^l

10.00

58.19^h

8.74

56.36

8.09

7.76***

Daring

77.88

10.55

77.59

9.98

78.83

9.32

81.23

9.33

1.15