CONTENTS

ABSTRACT………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….i

1.1 Background of the study……………………….…………………………………………………………………..1

1.1.1 Investment……………………………………………………………………………………………………………1

1.1.2 Speculation…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..2

1.1.3 Difference between Investment and Speculation…………………………………………………3

1.1.4 Retail Investor in Nepal ……………………………………………………………………………………….3

1.1.5 Stock Market Participation…………………………………………………………………………………..4

1.2 Statement of the problem……………………………………………………………………………………………6

1.3 Literature review and theoretical framework…………………………………………………………….7

1.4 Objectives of the study……………………………………………………………………………………………….9

1.5 Research methods……………………………………………………………………………………………………..9

1.5.1 Research Design…………………………………………………………………………………………………10

1.5.2 Population and Sampling……………………………………………………………………………………10

1.5.3 Instruments……………………………………………………………………………………………………….10

1.5.4 Data collection Procedures………………………………………………………………………………….10

1.5.5 Data Analysis……………………………………………………………………………………………………..10

REFERENCES……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………11