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Adult cicada on a leaf

Swarming cicadas, stock traders, and the wisdom of the crowd

01 Feb 2024

̽»¨Ö±²¥springtime emergence of vast swarms of cicadas can be explained by a mathematical model of collective decision-making with similarities to models...

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That was supposed to be going up, wasn't it?

‘Gut feelings’ help make more successful financial traders

19 Sep 2016

Financial traders are better at reading their ‘gut feelings’ than the general population – and the better they are at this ability, the more...

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Debt level analysis could help investors make sharper choices about real estate

15 Jun 2016

Retail and institutional investors alike often buy stocks in Real Estate Investment Trusts, because they are known as defensive stocks, able to...

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Tokyo Stock Exchange (cropped)

Traders’ hormones ‘may destabilise financial markets’

02 Jul 2015

̽»¨Ö±²¥hormones testosterone and cortisol may destabilise financial markets by making traders take more risks, according to a study published today in...

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