Traders: Testosterone's Edge and Group Stress

[Graphs: A study of financial traders reveals that higher levels of the male hormone correlate with profitability. In traders, average levels of the stress hormone cortisol fluctuate with volatility in bond markets.]

This Story Hormones Tied to Traders' Deal-Making, Study Finds Article \| It should come as no surprise that Wall Street traders work in a testosterone-saturated world, but scientists now have the first direct evidence that these Masters of the Universe may be bigger slaves to their hormones than anyone realized. Transcript: Science and Medicine: Can Hormones Impact Wall Street? Traders: Testosterone's Edge and Group Stress		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace del.icio.us NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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