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An edition of A man for all markets (2017)

A man for all markets

from Las Vegas to Wall Street, how I beat the dealer and the market

First edition.

by

  • ★★★★ ★ 4.5 (4 ratings) ·
  • 19 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 5 Have read

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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Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Pages
396

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Subjects

Investment advisors, Mathematicians, Finance, Mathematical models, Gambling systems, Investments, Biography, Mathematicians, biography, Gambling, Finance, mathematical models

People

Edward O. Thorp

Places

United States

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Cover of: A Man for All Markets
A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market
Apr 17, 2018, Random House Trade Paperbacks
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Cover of: Man for All Markets
Man for All Markets: Beating the Odds, from Las Vegas to Wall Street
2017, Oneworld Publications
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A man for all markets: from Las Vegas to Wall Street, how I beat the dealer and the market
2017, Random House
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Table of Contents

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.

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
332.6092, B
Library of Congress
HG4928.5.T54 A3 2017, HG4928.5.T54A3 2017

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvi, 396 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
396

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27230833M
ISBN 10
1400067960, 081299874X
ISBN 13
9781400067961
LCCN
2016026545
OCLC/WorldCat
957414370

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