A man for all markets : from Las Vegas to Wall Street, how I beat the dealer and the market /
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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Published: |
Random House,
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Publisher Address: | New York : |
Publication Dates: | [2017] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | First edition. |
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Summary: |
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. |
Carrier Form: | xvi, 396 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [377]-378) and index. |
ISBN: |
9781400067961 (hardback : alkaline paper) : 1400067960 (hardback : alkaline paper) 9780812998740 (ebook) 081299874X |
Index Number: | HG4928 |
CLC: |
K837.126.11 K837.125.3 |
Call Number: | K837.125.3/T517 |
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. |