#Profit from understanding the psychology of #risk
This week’s market swings demonstrated, yet again, how automated trading can exaggerate market volatility. That said, it is still human emotions and reactions that are the root cause of market’s manic. Fear, worries, disappointment and other concerns all played their part in driving the market crazy in the past few days.
Therefore, it is even more important to learn how psychology of risks and uncertainties work in today’s market. Denise Shull from the ReThink Group is an 
internationally recognized trailblazer on this topic. In her new book, Market Mind Games, she shows novice and professional investors alike how to analyze “soft data” such as fear, regret and frustration with “hard data” such as quantitative analysis, for better
strategic ideas and superior risk management.
Ms. Shull introduces the breakthrough concept of mining your emotional and social context for essential data in making better decisions under stress and uncertainty. Especially, she will be discussing the topics such as:
- Why the trading bet is on Perception – not “Reality”
- How the social-emotional context of beliefs negates an otherwise irrefutable 2+2=4
- How to leverage psychological capital to systematically analyze soft data and become more psychic portfolio manager and trader
Ms. Shull is a former member of the CME group. She received her master’s degree in neuropsychoanalysis from the University of Chicago and is a graduate of Harvard’s executive program in “Investment Decisions and Behavioral Finance”.
On October 8th, Tuesday, Ms. Shull will join us at the Quant Invest Canada event in Toronto. She will give a full presentation on “Psychology, risks and decisions”.
