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Thorp, Edward O.
Investment advisors -- United States -- Biography.
Mathematicians -- United States -- Biography.
Gambling systems.
Investments.
Finance -- Mathematical models.
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A man for all market...
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A man for all markets [electronic resource] : from Las Vegas to Wall Street, how I beat the dealer and the market / Edward O. Thorp.
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Thorp, Edward O., author.
New York : Random House, [2017]
Subjects
Thorp, Edward O.
Investment advisors -- United States -- Biography.
Mathematicians -- United States -- Biography.
Gambling systems.
Investments.
Finance -- Mathematical models.
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9780812998740 (electronic bk.)
081299874X (electronic bk.)
9781400067961
1400067960
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1 online resource : illustrations
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First edition.
Contents:
Introduction -- 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 one's 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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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.
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