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Week 7 - Assignment: Prepare a Lecture on Trading and Self-Control Problems

Trading in the stock market shares certain factors in common with addictive behaviors. In general, investors tend to spend too much time on trading, demonstrating very little self-control in the ability to stop. Novice traders, in particular, tend to lose the mostmoney and cannot seem to be able stop themselves once they begin. Factors such as age and gender are important; women are more disciplined investors than men, while aging leads to improved self-control.

For this task, prepare a lecture suitable for an introduction to finance class, in which you evaluate gender differences in trading behaviors, including the factors that may be responsible for this effect. Be sure to discuss overtrading, biases, and whether such gender differences lessen with aging.

Support your lecture with at least five scholarly resources published in peer-reviewed journals during the past 7 years. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources may be included.

Length: 5-7 pages.

Your lecture should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to the topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral’s Academic Integrity Policy.

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