A Man for All Markets
Edward O. Thorp
9 people recommended it in 7 threads, 2017–2023.
What people on Hacker News said
Loved his stories about counting cards and then moving onto hedge funds etc.
And this one is autobiographical by one of the smartest men of our time:
"A man for all markets" by Edward O. Thorp - a remarkable story of a brilliant mathematician from the Great Depression to beating Las Vegas casinos by card counting to practically becoming founding father of quants and beating Wall Street.
"a man for all markets" is the autobiography of ed thorpe, father of card counting and quant hedge funds
Thorp became my new hero because of it. Got me to start doing more personal research projects.
Its an inspirational story alright. I’ve recommended it to just about everyone.
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