Posted on 05/16/2014 5:45:31 PM PDT by Nachum
Take a moment and look at your hands. Specifically, compare the length of your ring finger to the one you use to point. Is the ring finger longer or shorter than your pointer, and by how much? It turns out that the answer to that question can tell a lot about your mental abilities and appetite for risk. As ConvergEx's Nick Colas details, a 2009 study of mostly male traders working in London found that the ones with longer ring fingers were generally more profitable than those with shorter ones. Traders with the largest fourth finger/second (pointer) finger ratios actually made 11 times more than those with the smallest.
Via ConvergEx's Nick Colas,
A 2012 study of entrepreneurs in Italy showed that highly successful female entrepreneurs tended to have longer ring fingers as well. Researchers believe that the causal link between digits on your hand and in your bank account goes all the way back to the womb. No, finger length is not the only thing that makes you successful in this business. But it clearly doesn’t seem to hurt.
Occasionally I happen upon a theme for one of these notes that seems to stretch well into the distant horizon of the unbelievable. This is one of those days. Still, at ConvergEx we follow the data wherever it leads and we also have an abiding respect for the scientific process. So buckle up – here goes.
The length of your ring finger relative to your pointer digit is a useful proxy for a whole host of personality traits and aptitude for the world of high finance. So take a look at your hand, and check to see which is longer.
If your ring finger is longer than your pointer, then:
You are likely a better athlete than your peers.
(Excerpt) Read more at zerohedge.com ...
At least we didn’t pay for this study.
I always knew it wasn’t my fault!
Hey, Obama is looking at his fingers right now.
Well, I did!
You are likely a better athlete than your peers.
In that case my peers are beyond lousy athletes.
So is this why loser aways show your their finger length?
One point was that her index-ring finger length ratio is the male "norm" (ring>index), rather than the female (index>ring), at least according to the piece.
Haven't paid attention to BHO's...
Gee.... these days, I’m just a li’l ole mother and housewife, but my fingers say maybe I ought to change professions. ;-)
You know what they say about big fingers, right?
I should have been a trader!
I actually had an offer to be an early version of a “quant” for a company trading on the CBOE. I figured that if I took the job, I’d be driving a Ferrari in my mid-30’s, like all the others, until I died of a heart attack in my mid-40’s, like all the others. I don’t regret this decision. And yes, I have a MUCH longer ring finger.
“In that case my peers are beyond lousy athletes.”
In that case, my peers are permanently stuck to sofa cushions.
I believe for lady traders the measurement ratios are taken elsewhere.
Spurious Correlations.
A great site for times when you just need to start your government grant with a new study!
(Taken from the comment section of the above article)
So, what, flipping bigger birds is an important skill as trader?
Not everyone points with the same finger.
The authors sound like window-front astrologers.
Take a look at my middle finger, guys.
Big gloves?
I remember when having a long digit finger indicated that you were likely to be homosexual. As the actor, Nathan Lane, pointed out, that’s why you only see Kevin Spacey wearing mittens.
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