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description: "Most retail investors in A-shares incur losses. The core reasons are chasing rallies and selling on dips, making small gains but incurring large losses, and frequent trading. Compounded by far inferior information and expertise compared to institutions and quant funds, and continuously eroded by transaction costs, human weaknesses are infinitely magnified by the market. In the long run, it's destined that the majority lose money."
datetime: "2026-02-12T04:18:32.000Z"
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author: "[浩浩荡荡](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/19784218.md)"
---

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# Most retail investors in A-shares incur losses. Th…