A Man for All Markets
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A Man for All Markets

Beating the Odds, from Las Vegas to Wall Street

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

A Man for All Markets

Beating the Odds, from Las Vegas to Wall Street

About this book

Learn the tricks of the trade from a gambling and investment legend

The New York Times bestseller

Mathematics professor. Professional gambler. Tech inventor. Hedge fund heavyweight. Bestselling author. Edward O. Thorp is one of a kind.

In a remarkable career, Thorp rose from nothing to become a professor at MIT, invented card counting and the world’s first wearable computer, beat the casinos of Las Vegas at blackjack and roulette, then became a bestselling author and a hedge fund heavyweight, ushering in a revolution on Wall Street. Now he shares his incredible life story for the first time, revealing how he made his fortune and giving advice to the next generation of investors. An intellectual thrill ride, replete with practical wisdom, A Man for All Markets is a scarcely imaginable tale of ludicrous success.

‘An extraordinary autobiography which reads like a novel.’ John Kay, author of Other People’s Money

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Information

Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Year
2017
Topic
Business
eBook ISBN
9781786070296
Subtopic
Business Biographies
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Foreword
  7. Chapter 1: LOVING TO LEARN
  8. Chapter 2: SCIENCE IS MY PLAYGROUND
  9. Chapter 3: PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS
  10. Chapter 4: LAS VEGAS
  11. Chapter 5: CONQUERING BLACKJACK
  12. Chapter 6: THE DAY OF THE LAMB
  13. Chapter 7: CARD COUNTING FOR EVERYONE
  14. Chapter 8: PLAYERS VERSUS CASINOS
  15. Chapter 9: A COMPUTER THAT PREDICTS ROULETTE
  16. Chapter 10: AN EDGE AT OTHER GAMBLING GAMES
  17. Chapter 11: WALL STREET: THE GREATEST CASINO ON EARTH
  18. Chapter 12: BRIDGE WITH BUFFETT
  19. Chapter 13: GOING INTO PARTNERSHIP
  20. Chapter 14: FRONT-RUNNING THE QUANTITATIVE REVOLUTION
  21. Chapter 15: RISE . . .
  22. Chapter 16: . . . AND FALL
  23. Chapter 17: PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT
  24. Chapter 18: SWINDLES AND HAZARDS
  25. Chapter 19: BUYING LOW, SELLING HIGH
  26. Chapter 20: BACKING THE TRUCK UP TO THE BANKS
  27. Chapter 21: ONE LAST PUFF
  28. Chapter 22: HEDGING YOUR BETS
  29. Chapter 23: HOW RICH IS RICH?
  30. Chapter 24: COMPOUND GROWTH: THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD
  31. Chapter 25: BEAT MOST INVESTORS BY INDEXING
  32. Chapter 26: CAN YOU BEAT THE MARKET? SHOULD YOU TRY?
  33. Chapter 27: ASSET ALLOCATION AND WEALTH MANAGEMENT
  34. Chapter 28: GIVING BACK
  35. Chapter 29: FINANCIAL CRISES: LESSONS NOT LEARNED
  36. Chapter 30: THOUGHTS
  37. Epilogue
  38. Appendix A: THE IMPACT OF INFLATION ON THE DOLLAR
  39. Appendix B: HISTORICAL RETURNS
  40. Appendix C: THE RULE OF 72 AND MORE
  41. Appendix D: PERFORMANCE OF PRINCETON NEWPORT PARTNERS, LP
  42. Appendix E: OUR STATISTICAL ARBITRAGE RESULTS FOR A FORTUNE 100 COMPANY
  43. Acknowledgments
  44. Notes
  45. Bibliography
  46. Index
  47. About the Author
  48. Copyright

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