Didier Sornette quotes

When herding behaviour among investors ramps up, a stock's or index's growth rate can increase faster than exponentially, leading to more herding. This positive feedback brings the system to a tipping point. About two-thirds of the time, a crash results. (Didier Sornette)
Economic theory dictates that the value of a company is basically the present value of its future profits. To estimate Facebook's value through its future profits, we need to have a view on its user growth and how this will evolve in the next 10 to 50 years. View quote
Didier Sornette

Didier Sornette

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Photo: Copyright Swiss Finance Institute, Photographer: Fabian Biasio., CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: French Scientist
Born: June 25, 1957
Quotes count: 2