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Excessive Trading, a Gambling Disorder in Its Own Right? A Case Study on a French Disordered Gamblers Cohort

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INTRODUCTION: Trading and gambling appear to share some similarities. Indeed, traders can get professionally involved in high-risk types of trading as if it were gambling. This research explores whether excessive trading can be conceptualized as a subset of gambling disorders. OBJECTIVE: To better acknowledge the existence of an addictive-like trading behavior and to discuss its phenomenological similarities with gambling disorders. METHODS: The data of 8 excessive traders out of a cohort of 221 outpatients seeking treatment in our Problem Gambling unit were analyzed. RESULTS: Our case series revealed important similarities with gambling disorders in terms of diagnosis, trajectory and comorbidities. Like many disordered gamblers, excessive traders of this study experienced a number of small early wins, chased their losses, and ended up losing control over the money they invested. All of them invested in very risky stocks associated with short-term trading leading to potential large gains, but also with very significant losses. The structure itself of the two activities (gambling and trading) is very close. CONCLUSION: Our results tended to support the idea of an addictive-like trading behavior as a subset of gambling disorders. Investing is not a form of gambling, but some people gamble with investments. Several observations and recommendations can be made: (i) conduct researches; (ii) build and validate specific assessment tools; (iii) develop strategies for prevention and treatment; and (iv) conduct more rigorous studies to clarify what we named an addictive-like trading behavior.

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hal-03158140 , version 1 (03-03-2021)

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Marie Grall-Bronnec, Anne Sauvaget, Claude Boutin, Samuel Bulteau, Susana Jiménez-Murcia, et al.. Excessive Trading, a Gambling Disorder in Its Own Right? A Case Study on a French Disordered Gamblers Cohort. Addictive Behaviors, 2017, 64, pp.340-348. ⟨10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.12.006⟩. ⟨hal-03158140⟩
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