More than twice as many self-directed investors say they will be bullish on the stock market if Mitt Romney wins the presidency, compared to 20 percent who said a win by President Obama would make them more bullish.
In a TradeKing survey conducted a year ago, in the midst of the GOP primary race, investors were asked to pick the Republican candidate for president they felt would be most effective in moving the economy forward. Gov. Romney received only 16 percent of responses.
The October poll of more than 225 self-directed investors by TradeKing Group Inc. also found that 53 percent of investors are taking a neutral position on the market through the end of the year, keeping tabs on the election, quarterly earnings and international markets, among other indicators.
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