The way to success

A study for financial traders found a surprising correlation

What will help you become a successful financial trader? Education, experience, and, according to a recent study at the Cambridge University, may be a long ring finger.

A group of biologists investigated economists in the London financial district and found that men with ring fingers longer than index fingers tend to be more successful than others. Are you surprised about this? You may not be surprised at all.Success in relation to the index finger or ring finger also applies to sports including football and basketball.

Finger 5 inches long. (Photo: jedwards)

Finger length is decided from birth. The mutation in male hormones leads to the person having a ring finger longer than usual.In previous studies, this situation has been linked to increased confidence and risk-taking as well as increased observation and action time.

To gather more data, researchers have found 44 male stock traders, measured their right fingers, and tracked their business successes for 20 months. All of them are doing business very energetically, passionately, with quick reactions and ability to make quick decisions.

For more than 20 months, business owners with long ring fingers have earned 11 times more money than those with short ring fingers. In fact, when narrowing down the scope of entrepreneurs, business people with long fingers earn five times more than those with short fingers.

But success doesn't come so fast, guys, you have a long ring finger! Because success can last throughout your financial career. According to author John M. Coates, financial traders are always dealing with customers and salespeople instead of moving very fast, their risky decisions may not achieve the same benefits. like their peers but own longer ring fingers.

And for all men with index fingers longer than ring finger, it's not sad.Other studies have also found that good mathematicians, scientists and engineers tend to have longer index fingers. That may be a hope for you.