A man for all markets
Subtitle: from Las Vegas to Wall Street, how I beat the dealer and the market
By: Edward O. Thorp
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9781400067961
Subjects: Investment advisors; Mathematicians; Finance; Mathematical models; Gambling systems; Investments; Biography
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes index.

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