John M. Coates

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John Coates
Institutions University of Cambridge
Alma mater University of Cambridge
Website
http://johnmcoates.wordpress.com/

John Coates is a neuroscientist[1] at the University of Cambridge[2] and former Wall Street trader for Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank.

Coates' research focuses on the hormonal basis of financial decision making,[3] inspired by his own experiences trading. He describes how men trading "display what may be called [the] classical clinical symptoms of mania. They were delusional, they were euphoric, they were over confident, they had racing thoughts [and a] diminished need for sleep."[4][5]

In 2012, Coates published The Hour Between Dog and Wolf: how risk-taking transforms us, body and mind.

Awards and honors

References

  1. John Coates at the Neuroscience department, University of Cambridge
  2. John Coates at the Judge Business School
  3. Coates, J. M.; Herbert, J. (2008). "Endogenous steroids and financial risk taking on a London trading floor". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105 (16): 6167. doi:10.1073/pnas.0704025105.
  4. The credit crunch: history, hormones and trust podcast at the University of Cambridge
  5. Antilla, Susan (2009-04-14). "Toxic Testosterone Crunches Need a Female Touch: Susan Antilla". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  6. Charlotte Williams (15 October 2012). "Random House gets four nods for Wellcome Trust Book Prize". The Bookseller. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  7. Andrew Hill. "Biographies and economics dominate". Financial Times. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  8. The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers Foreign Policy. Retrieved November 27, 2012.


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