Allstocks.com's Internet Survey Form

What is the Impact of the World Wide Web on Individual Investors and Electronic Stock Trading


Thank you for taking part in our survey on the impact of the Internet and World Wide Web on the individual investor. We appreciate your time and input in answering the following questions. This survey should take less than 5 minutes.

The purpose of this survey is to sample the demographic breakdown, reasons for use, the benefits desired and the issues faced by individual investors who use the World Wide Web for Stock trading purposes.

This is an on-going survey starting from February 21, 2001.

All data gathered will be used solely for the purpose of our research. All participant specific information will be held strictly confidential.

Some comments from survey participants may be quoted in our reports. You may indicate if you wish your comments to remain confidential at the end of the survey.

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1.	What is your gender? Male Female




2.	What is your age range? 




3.	How long have you been an investor in the stock market? 




4.	Have you ever used automated phone trading systems through a stock
broker (i.e. you call a number and use the touchtone pad to place an
order)? Yes No




5.	Have you ever used a computer and modem to place orders by dialing
in to your broker? (Not going through the internet)  Yes No




6.      Have you used the World Wide Web for any stock and investment
related activities? Yes No




7.      Which of these following Web and Internet applications have you
used for investment related purposes?  Please check all that apply:


  Real Time Quotes            Never Sometimes Often
  Delayed Quotes              Never Sometimes Often
  Portfolio Tracking          Never Sometimes Often
  Graphing & Charting         Never Sometimes Often
  Research on Stocks          Never Sometimes Often
  Forums/E-mail discussion    Never Sometimes Often
  Newsgroups                  Never Sometimes Often
  Online or Electronic TradingNever Sometimes Daily

 
  Others, please list:
   Sometimes Often
   Sometimes Often
   Sometimes Often

 


8.	Why do you use the WWW for the reasons you checked in item 6
above?  Please check all that apply:

    More timely access to data
    Access to more news and information
    Discussions with other investors
    More convenient
    Better response time (faster trades)
    More fun and interesting
    More cost effective (cheaper or free)
  Others, please list:





9.      Do you plan to continue using the World Wide Web for investment
related purposes? Yes No Don't Know/Not Sure


  (Optional) If "No" or "Not Sure", why?





10.     Has the WWW has helped you make more money? Yes No Don't Know/Not Sure




11.     Which method do you prefer most to do your trading? Please
check one only.
   Full service broker
   Discount broker
   Automated trading over the phone (no operator) 
   Electronic trading through direct connection to broker (modem)
   Through the Internet & World Wide Web 
   Other:




12.     Which method do you prefer most for getting your information?
   Full service broker
   Discount broker
   Automated trading over the phone (no operator) 
   Electronic trading through direct connection to broker (modem)
   Through the Internet & World Wide Web 
   Library and other public sources 
   Other:




13.     Would you be interested in buying and selling stocks on the internet
through a digital stock exchange, without having to deal with brokers or
pay any comissions? Yes No Don't Know/Not Sure




14.     Do you think that trading stocks and securities over the internet
will ever become more popular and prevalent than trading through
traditional stock brokers? Yes No Don't Know/Not Sure


  (Optional) Why?





15.     Do you think digital stock exchanges will become more popular than
the current stock exchanges? Yes No Don't Know/Not Sure


  (Optional) Why?







What is the Approxament Value of your portfolio?:






Your Name:   

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If you are from the United States of America, what state are you from? 

If you are not from the United States, what country are you from? 


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