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Testosterone may be at the root of stock market instability: Study

Oct 11, 2017

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Leading business trends publication Fast Company profiled Amos Nadler's research on the impact elevated testosterone can have on decision making for financial traders. 

Nadler, in his study "The Bull of Wall Street", suggests heightened levels of testosterone can lead to frenzied buying of stocks, causing price bubbles, and subsequent crashes.

“Based on our findings, professional traders, investment advisories, and hedge funds should limit the risk taken by young male traders."