The Influence of Knowledge Investment and Gender on Students Interests in stocks Investment with minimal capital as a Moderation Variable

Abstract

This study aims to test the effect of investment knowledge and gender on interest investment in capital markets with minimal capital investment as a moderation variable. This research uses a quantitative method with primary data obtained by distributing questionnaires and measured using a Likert scale. The subjects of this study were accounting students at UPN Veteran East Java class of 2016. This study used a proportional random sampling technique. The samples used in this study were 84 respondents. The analysis technique used in this study is Partial Least Square (PLS) using warpPLS 6.0. The results of this study indicate that investment knowledge is influential and gender differences do not affect the interests of stock investment students. Furthermore, minimal capital as a moderating variable strengthens Investment Knowledge towards stock investment student interest. Meanwhile, minimal capital cannot moderate gender to interest in stock investments.