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Raging Bull: First study to find causation between testosterone levels and stock market instability

  • 1.  Raging Bull: First study to find causation between testosterone levels and stock market instability

    Posted 10-10-2017 13:03
    In the U.S. today, the majority of professional stock market traders are young males and new evidence suggests biology strongly influences their trading behavior. According to a new study in the INFORMS journal Management Science, this could be a significant contributor to fluctuations in the market, as high testosterone levels can cause these traders to overestimate future stock values and change their trading behavior, leading to dangerous prices bubbles and subsequent crashes.

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    Ashley Kilgore
    Manager, Public Relations
    INFORMS
    Catonsville MD
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