Includes bibliographical references.

List of figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Bases -- Utopian patterns -- The power of patterns -- Pandorian business -- Stock market role -- The vital level macro-environment -- Evolution of macro-environment -- Where in the fractal journey is the stock market? -- Theories and tools to manage trading at the vital level -- Lessons from the history of stock market crashes -- Stock market seed -- Lessons from 20th century stock market crashes -- Lessons from 21st century stock market crashes -- External changes affecting the stock market -- Current external changes affecting stock markets -- Principles of sustainability -- Redesigning the stock market -- Current sustainability in stock exchanges -- Summary of stock market redesign suggestions -- From the vital to the mental level -- The path forward -- References -- About the author.