International Journal of Advanced Research in Management (IJARM), ISSN 0976 – 6324 (Print), ISSN 0976 – 6332 (Online), Volume 4, Issue 3, September - December 2013 © IAEME 1 INVESTORS’ AWARENESS ABOUT CAPITAL MARKET INVESTMENTS: A STUDY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO KARNATAKA STATE Dr. SHIVAKUMAR DEENE, Prof. SATYANARAYAN PATHI Assistant Professor, Dept. of Commerce, School of Business Studies, Central University of Karnataka-Gulbarga (Karnataka-India) Dept. of Business Management, Brahampur University, Brahampur, Odhisa. ABSTRACT The present study is an attempt on studying investors’ awareness about capital market investments and the level of satisfaction on the information published by the different stakeholders in Karnataka state. A total of 425 sample respondents were selected from 4 divisions of Karnataka. viz.viz Gulburga (107), Bangalore (106), Belgaum (106) and Mysore (106) divisions. The respondents were administered a structured questionnaire developed specifically for the purpose. The data collected thus were analysed both by descriptive and inferential statistics like chi-square test. Results revealed that majority of the sample selected had moderate to extensive level of knowledge on investment. They had maximum awareness regarding shares and real estate and very less knowledge on Stock/Index Futures, Stock/Index Options, ETF, and ULIP. It is argued that though the Indian Financial System has been modernised 2 plus decades ago , still the market has not grown up to the desired level , as far as attracting the small individual investors are concerned and winning the confidence of the investors are concerned in the wake of continuous financial turmoil. There is a clear-cut dearth of investors’ awareness programmes in India in general and Karnataka state in particular. As the educational level of the respondents increased, their knowledge and awareness increased linearly and significantly. This is clearly documented in the form of above dialogue. The investors who are having more technical knowledge about the market were more passionate about the securities market and invest in on ongoing basis. Strategies for improving investment options have been discussed. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED RESEARCH IN MANAGEMENT (IJARM) ISSN 0976 - 6324 (Print) ISSN 0976 - 6332 (Online) Volume 4, Issue 3, September - December 2013, pp. 01-17 © IAEME: www.iaeme.com/ijarm.asp Journal Impact Factor (2013): 4.7271 (Calculated by GISI) www.jifactor.com IJARM © I A E M E