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John Coates is a neuroscientist and former derivatives trader who has worked at Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank. He is a senior research fellow in neuroscience and finance at the University of Cambridge, where his research focuses on the biology of risk-taking and decision-making under stress.
Known for: The Hour Between Dog and Wolf: How Risk-Taking Transforms Us, Body and Mind
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The Hour Between Dog and Wolf: How Risk-Taking Transforms Us, Body and Mind
In this groundbreaking work, neuroscientist and former Wall Street trader John Coates explores the biological basis of risk-taking behavior. Drawing on his experience in finance and research in physiology, Coates reveals how hormones and body chemistry influence decision-making under pressure, particularly in high-stakes environments such as financial markets. The book examines how the body’s stress responses can both enhance and impair performance, offering insights into the interplay between biology and economics.
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The Biology of Risk
Every decision you make under pressure begins not in a spreadsheet or a line of reasoning, but in your body. The body’s risk machinery is ancient, refined over millions of years to keep us alive in environments where hesitation could mean death. The same physiologic systems that once readied our anc...
From The Hour Between Dog and Wolf: How Risk-Taking Transforms Us, Body and Mind
The Trader’s Body
In my years on trading floors, I saw clearly that markets are physical experiences. The best traders did not just analyze—they felt the market in their bodies. Their pupils dilated when volatility rose; their heart rates synced with the pulsing rhythm of prices. A trader flush with profit might move...
From The Hour Between Dog and Wolf: How Risk-Taking Transforms Us, Body and Mind
About John Coates
John Coates is a neuroscientist and former derivatives trader who has worked at Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank. He is a senior research fellow in neuroscience and finance at the University of Cambridge, where his research focuses on the biology of risk-taking and decision-making under stress.
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John Coates is a neuroscientist and former derivatives trader who has worked at Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank. He is a senior research fellow in neuroscience and finance at the University of Cambridge, where his research focuses on the biology of risk-taking and decision-making under stress.
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