Buen trader, buen trading: presencia y regulación de las emociones en los mercados financieros
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Ampudia de Haro, Fernando
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El objetivo de este artículo es el de ofrecer una reflexión crítica sobre el papel de
las emociones en los mercados financieros. Más específicamente, analizar la relación
de las mismas con las condiciones socio-estructurales de dichos mercados. Se
trata de una aproximación al tema en cuestión construida a partir de a) fuentes secundarias
de carácter etnográfico que abordan la construcción de la subjetividad
individual en el sistema financiero y b) fuentes primarias relacionadas con un tipo
de literatura específica que tiene en mira la “educación sentimental” de quienes
operan en los mercados de acciones, bonos y contratos de futuro. Tomando como
referencia teórica diferentes conceptos propios de la sociología de Norbert Elias,
propongo una lectura inicial que conecte las dimensiones macro y microsociológica
de las emociones en los mercados financieros. En este sentido, intentaré ofrecer
respuesta a una doble pregunta de partida: a) ¿Qué emociones experimentan prototípicamente
los actores financieros y qué función o funciones desempeñan en
sus decisiones de inversión? y b) ¿Qué patrones de regulación emocional son prescritos
o recomendados a estos actores a fin de alcanzar el éxito en sus operaciones?
The aim of this paper is to offer a critical view on the role of emotions in financial markets. More specifically, I pretend to analyze the relationship between emotions and the socio-structural conditions of these markets. I propose an approach based on a) secondary ethnographic sources through which it is possible to explore the individual inter-subjectivity of the financial actors and b) a specific kind of financial literature whose main goal is to propose a behavioral-emotional regulation model for traders. According to several main concepts from Norbert Elias’ sociology, I suggest an analytical scheme which connects the macro-sociological and micro-sociological aspects related to the presence and regulation of financial emotions. In this sense, I try to respond to two key questions: a) what are the typical emotions experienced by financial actors and which are their functions in the investment decision process? and b) which emotional regulation patterns are proposed to these actors in order to complete successful financial operations?
The aim of this paper is to offer a critical view on the role of emotions in financial markets. More specifically, I pretend to analyze the relationship between emotions and the socio-structural conditions of these markets. I propose an approach based on a) secondary ethnographic sources through which it is possible to explore the individual inter-subjectivity of the financial actors and b) a specific kind of financial literature whose main goal is to propose a behavioral-emotional regulation model for traders. According to several main concepts from Norbert Elias’ sociology, I suggest an analytical scheme which connects the macro-sociological and micro-sociological aspects related to the presence and regulation of financial emotions. In this sense, I try to respond to two key questions: a) what are the typical emotions experienced by financial actors and which are their functions in the investment decision process? and b) which emotional regulation patterns are proposed to these actors in order to complete successful financial operations?
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Ampudia de Haro, F. (2014). Buen trader, buen trading: presencia y regulación de las emociones en los mercados financieros. Athenea digital: revista de pensamiento e investigación social, 14(1), 237-261.



