Strategic Alpha: Engineering Market Dominance through Applied Game Theory and Neuroeconomics: Harnes

What if alpha isn't found in charts or code, but in how people think?
In Strategic Alpha, bestselling author of Game Theory & Behavioral Finance, Hayden Van Der Post returns with a groundbreaking sequel that redefines how traders, quants, and market thinkers build edge in an era of automation and noise.

Blending advanced game theory, cutting-edge neuroeconomics, and real-time behavioral analysis, this book equips you with the strategic arsenal to outthink, outposition, and outlast in today's hyper-fragmented financial landscape.

• Exploit second-order thinking and recursive belief systems in markets

• Build predictive models using multi-agent simulations and behavioral feedback loops

• Apply neurochemical insights (dopamine, cortisol, reward anticipation) to calibrate your trading instincts

• Detect and leverage manipulative patterns like spoofing, narrative traps, and reflexive sentiment cycles

• Engineer real-time strategic dominance using a hybrid of psychology, structure, and game dynamics

Whether you're managing a portfolio, coding algorithms, or trading discretionary systems, this book gives you a battle-tested blueprint for generating alpha when others are reacting.

• Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

• The Misbehavior of Markets by Benoit Mandelbrot

• Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Taleb

• Adaptive Markets by Andrew Lo