The actual study is locked up in the vaults of academia, but here’s a few links.
Testosterone Levels Predict City Traders’ Profitability – Science Daily
Stock Market Winners Get Big Payoff–In Testosterone – Scientific American
Study: Testosterone Fuels Stock-Market Success – Fox News
Since few reporters and bloggers have actually been able to read this study insted relying upon the work of others, it’s not entirely clear what the results of the study are. The publicly published paraphrasing I’ve read only makes it clear that there may be some link between hormones and the decisions of traders. But it appears to be a tail chaser, with increased hormone levels impacting trading tactics and vice versa trading tactics and market conditions impacting hormone levels. 
Related articles:
Testosterone May Improve Mental Function – Science Daily
Trader says his boss made him take female hormones – BloggingStocks
VIDEO: Your Brain on Stress – LiveScience
Mere Thought of Money Makes People Selfish – LiveScience
Hormones affect men’s sense of fairplay – NewScientist
Money game reveals our inner Robin Hood – New Scientist
Victory turns mice into men – New Scientist (explains Rockies post-season winning streak)
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