Behavioural Aspects of Trading

Overview


The trading decision is a decision, like any decision. An agent faces a set of choices with possible uncertainty surrounding each alternative, and must make a choice based on their expectations and preferences.

Decision making theory outlines the process of making decisions, including optimizing choices, as well as the pitfalls that can occur when making choices.

Bias


Like any decision, trading decisions can fall prey to a set of behavioural biases. The bias' that are common to trade decisions include:

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