01999cam a2200337 i 4500 296128228 TxAuBib 20170127120000.0 160825s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016026545 9781400067961 1400067960 eng rda TxAuBib rda Thorp, Edward O. A man for all markets [BOOK] : from Las Vegas to Wall Street, how I beat the dealer and the market / Edward O. Thorp. New York : Random House, [2017] xvi, 396 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes index. 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. 20170127. Thorp, Edward O. Mathematicians United States Biography. Gambling systems. Investment advisors United States Biography. Finance Mathematical models. Investments. Biographies.