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Edward O. Thorp
A Man for All Markets
From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market
Random House, 2017
What's inside?
Lessons on building wealth from a mathematician turned card shark turned hedge fund manager.
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From his unique vantage point, Edward O. Thorp – a mathematician who became a card shark and then a hedge fund manager – delivers an illuminating insider’s account of Wall Street and what ails it. He brings his singular perspective to bear on all the major financial events of recent years, giving readers an entertaining ringside view on the happenings. Besides enriching investors in his hedge fund, as well as himself, through the use of computers and mathematical models as an early quant investor, Thorp also succeeded at beating the Las Vegas casinos, whose pit bosses used fair means and foul to outdo gamblers. According to Thorp, Wall Street professionals, despite regulations, don’t always play fair, either. Both seasoned and novice investors will enjoy Thorp’s career stories and life lessons.
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About the Author
Edward O. Thorp is the author of Beat the Dealer and the co-author of Beat the Market.
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