• Gangmumei Kamei

Profit and loss is an integral part of trading and financial participation in stock market both in equities and trading. Constant losses and capital depletion over a period of time can have huge implications on the traders and to some extent on the investors as well. The present study explores the different psychological and emotional impact of such constant trading losses to the traders who belongs to the North-East India. Participants from Assam, Manipur and Nagaland who have been participating in the stock market either investing in equities or trading in options with minimum one year of experience were chosen for the study. The consequences of frequent and constant losses in trading includes physical, psychological, emotional, social and financial implications with more psychological toll on the traders. Psychological impact of such losses include excessive stress, insomnia, impaired memory, paranoia, low self-esteem, suicidal thoughts, inappropriate decision making, over imagination, false perception etc. Inability to take balanced and constructive decision was reflected as immediate fall out during actual trading whereas impaired thoughts, low self-esteem, and insomnia were highlighted as long term impacts among the participants.

Constant losses, psychological impact, stress, low self-esteem, impaired thoughts

"Psychological impact of constant losses in trading among the youths from the North-East India.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 11, page no.50-55, November-2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1711235.pdf

"Psychological impact of constant losses in trading among the youths from the North-East India.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 11, page no. pp50-55, November-2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1711235.pdf