Cooperative banks, similarly to other credit institutions, obtain financial resources from entities with finance surplus and satisfy the needs of those entities, which suffer from financial deficits. In comparison to commercial institutions, it is the large and stable deposit base, which is...

This paper investigates tools to counter excessive stock trading and increase profits for private households participating in the stock market. Creating a stylised hold or trade-scenario in a computer laboratory experiment, I find that by solely changing the information the participants receive,...