Book

Thorp, Edward O., author.

A man for all markets : from Las Vegas to Wall Street, how I beat the dealer and the market / Edward O. Thorp.

First edition.

New York : Random House, [2017]

xvi, 396 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Traces the author's experiences as a mathematics wizard, author, inventor, hedge-fund manager, and card-counter who revealed casino-beating strategies, invented the first wearable computer, and launched a Wall Street revolution.

Thorp, Edward O.

Investment advisors -- United States -- Biography.

Mathematicians -- United States -- Biography.

Gambling systems.

Investments.

Finance -- Mathematical models.

Autobiographies.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Loving to learn -- Science is my playground -- Physics and mathematics -- Las Vegas -- Conquering blackjack -- The day of the lamb -- Card counting for everyone -- Players versus casinos -- A computer that predicts roulette -- An edge at other gambling games -- Wall Street : the greatest casino on earth -- Bridge with Buffett -- Going into partnership -- Front-running the quantitative revolution -- Rise -- ... and fall -- Period of adjustment -- Swindles and hazards -- Buying low, selling high -- Backing the truck up to the banks -- One last puff -- Hedging your bets -- How rich is rich? -- Compound growth : the eighth wonder of the world -- Beat most investors by indexing -- Can you beat the market? should you try? -- Asset allocation and wealth management -- Giving back -- Financial crises : lessons not learned -- Thoughts -- Epilogue.

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