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A Man for All Markets
- From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market
- Narrated by: Edward O. Thorp
- Length: 16 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Professionals & Academics
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Publisher's Summary
The incredible true story of the card-counting mathematics professor who taught the world how to beat the dealer and, as the first of the great quantitative investors, ushered in a revolution on Wall Street.
A child of the Great Depression, legendary mathematician Edward O. Thorp invented card counting, proving the seemingly impossible: that you could beat the dealer at the blackjack table. As a result he launched a gambling renaissance. His remarkable success - and mathematically unassailable method - caused such an uproar that casinos altered the rules of the game to thwart him and the legions he inspired. They barred him from their premises, even put his life in jeopardy. Nonetheless, gambling was forever changed.
Thereafter, Thorp shifted his sights to "the biggest casino in the world": Wall Street. Devising and then deploying mathematical formulas to beat the market, Thorp ushered in the era of quantitative finance we live in today. Along the way, the so-called godfather of the quants played bridge with Warren Buffett, crossed swords with a young Rudy Giuliani, detected the Bernie Madoff scheme, and, to beat the game of roulette, invented, with Claude Shannon, the world's first wearable computer.
Here, for the first time, Thorp tells the story of what he did, how he did it, his passions and motivations, and the curiosity that has always driven him to disregard conventional wisdom and devise game-changing solutions to seemingly insoluble problems. An intellectual thrill ride, replete with practical wisdom that can guide us all in uncertain financial waters, A Man for All Markets is an instant classic - a book that challenges its readers to think logically about a seemingly irrational world.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-04-2021
too much credit taking, not enough story
Edward Thorp's obvious intellect is undermined by the need to recite his (starting from age 2) accomplishments in a way that only those who have never failed in anything would bother to do. The story peters out towards the end, and the single mention of Jim Simons, earlier a possible partner and later a rival, is baffling. He can be a little scornful at times, for example of his cleaning lady who sold her Berkshire shares against his advice (maybe she needed the money). Also there is a hint of pettiness towards those who slighted him. Nevertheless, Thorp's smarts and gusto are undeniable, and there are useful lessons to be gleaned from his life story.
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- Amazon Customer
- 26-04-2022
Chirag
A very intellectual thinker who used his intellect through life to get the life he wanted .
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- 28-07-2021
A numerical life
Thoroughly enjoyed the book on so many levels, the author has a passion for learning and sharing. Don't miss the chance to enjoy!
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- Anonymous User
- 28-12-2020
Was a bit disappointed overall ok book. Just ok...
After reading some of the reviews on this book on thai site I got my expectations quite high but after listening to the book, half the book was on gambling which I’m not that interested in. And most of it doesn’t work anyway these days. And the problem with people like him compared and contrasted to other investors who take a more investment rather than gambling approach is that those other greats are able to build large successful enterprises like warren buffet and schwarzman (who founded black stone) because the gamblers treat the markets like a brothel sleeping with as many prostitutes as they can whereas the builders focus on building great families and relationships. Analogies have their limits but getting the gist of the analogy is the point.
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- Neil Benson
- 28-11-2020
An amazing individual
Ed Thorp is an eloquent and highly engaging intellect with a remarkable life story that is simply begging to be made into a movie. A delightful book written with wry humour and extremely valuable insights into investing and life in general. Don’t miss this one
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- Prometheus
- 27-07-2020
Scientist, Practitioner, Genius
A Man for All Markets is an extremely enjoyable audiobook.
Of course, the material is so interesting that any genuinely curious financial markets participant, mathematician, physicist or probabilist will be drawn into what is a truly unique story.
Thorp is a pioneer, an empiricist and most of all a guy who did it in practice... What better way to test one's predictions than by beating the House!?!
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- Oleksiy Volovik
- 08-05-2017
A life of a genius
What made the experience of listening to A Man for All Markets the most enjoyable?
Personally I enjoyed the story because I relate to the author and his views on how to live a fulfilling life. From his youth he has been educating himself in science and math, improving himself, understanding how the world works. This man did not limit himself to one ambition or one career or one goal. He learned how science explains the physical world around us, how mathematical patters can predict all kinds of scenarios that seem random to most of us. I added Edward Thorp to my list of successful, rich geeks like Howard Hughes, Elon Musk, and Bill Gates. His story is an inspiration.
What did you like best about this story?
The author's intelligent approach to success.
Have you listened to any of Edward O. Thorp’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
After listening to this book I wanted to learn more about this genius that I never heard of before. I listed to some of his interviews.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
The fist half yes, I wanted to keep listening and enjoyed every bit of it. The second part dealing with finance takes more time to digest some times so it's better to pause otherwise a lot of good information just blends and mixes together and gets forgotten.
Any additional comments?
This book makes you want to be smart and successful. Even though the author is a born genius, he provides a lesson that education and ambition go hand in hand on the road to success. You have to improve yourself in order to get what you want in life.
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- WindowPane
- 10-04-2018
Too much and not enough
Thorp is brilliant, and his ideas are important.
Read this book, don’t listen to it.
Ed has a great voice for face to face conversations, but it’s not equal to the task of the text.
Also, there is much to skip— the roster of celebrities he knows is not useful, and some of his descriptions of minutiae run far too long.
And I repeat— the ideas are brilliant.
I’ve taken 30 pages of notes, and wish that someone would publish an edited summary.
Great meat. Lots of gristle and some fat.
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- NORMAN TRAN
- 08-05-2019
A brilliant mind wasted
This is just a smart guy bragging about how smart and wonderful he is. Couldn't get through it but I tried reading it in several places and every time it was just about how great he is. No end to his ego. You would think being a genius would be enough for him. His ego bucket has a large hole in it and will never be filled.
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- Rafael Veras
- 09-05-2017
Great book and narration
Easy to listen. I like Thorp's pace, well articulated and somewhat slow. It's just great to hear straight from the man who lived such an exciting life journey. The book is what you would expect: casinos, markets, math, academia. Great content.
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- Glenn Samia
- 03-02-2017
Einstein
I believe he will go down in history with Einstein and Franklin and Buffett. Mr. Thorp please accept my humble gratitude for all that you shared. You are so generous. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's long. I'd like to listen to it again. I highly recommend this book if you are and investor or a trader. I especially recommend this book if you are a quant.
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- Kindle Customer
- 06-12-2017
my favorite
out of 52 audible books this year I listened to, this is up there as candidate for my favorite
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-05-2017
Lots of information.
Have listened to many money books that miss what this book brings. Will listen several more times thru to gain a more complete trading strategy. Regards, Studabaker
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- B. Ramos-Stephens
- 02-05-2017
Good start; waste of a 2nd half.
The first half of the book was interesting & original, pertaining to personal history, insights & anecdotes. The 2nd half was merely general knowledge of finance, economics, compound interest, portfolio theory & rehashed financial history that had little to no connection with the 1st half. And, the 2nd half definitely did not have any new, original insights or wisdom.
I would have given this book 4 stars if it were just the 1st half.
Narration was a little dry, but sufficient.
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- Peter.Prajin
- 26-02-2017
fascinating... truely a man of his time.
what an incredible and unique vision of the world , directed purpose but always on eye on what truely has worth in the world
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- Michael Lowe
- 06-03-2017
Many sound lessons
Many good lessons can be learned from Thorp's interesting career and family.
Although he's a "science" oriented thinker, his Warren Buffet hero worship is a little ridiculous. He tells the usual and mostly accurate 2008 crisis etiology. He criticizes those who caused the crisis and received direct government bailout money. But he conveniently omits Warren Buffet's role with AIG which received the largest bailout of them all. If AIG hadn't received the TBTF money, Buffet's current reputation as a wise/prudent investor wouldn't be as described in this book.
Other than that, it's a good read.
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- Ronan Patrick
- 14-08-2020
One of the best investing books out there
Thorp has the very rare skill of explaining complex jargon and processes in amazingly simple language. My chem professor used to always say: 'people who don't understand something use complex jargon to conceal their confusion, people who understand can explain complex things in simple language.' This is a brilliant book if you're interested in maths, gambling and/or finance.
In particular, author describes: 1. Process for counting cards in BlackJack (and the maths behind it) 2. Several different arbitrage techniques his funds used throughout his lifetime 3. A review of the crashes from 1929 - 2008 4. An overview of the things to looks for when determining the intrinsic value of equities. 5. Astute observations of the ways in which, like casinos, those in financial markets cheat.
My only cautionary note is: this book is both an autobiography and an instructive manual. If you want both, start from beginning -> end. If you're only interested in finance or gambling I'd recommend skipping straight to those sections.
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- Rafal Podgorski
- 19-06-2022
a book that changed my life.
Thank you Mr. Thorp! You and your life are the true inspiration - I hope not only for me, but for the future generations.
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- myprofile
- 03-03-2022
Spoilt by the performance
Really interesting book, but why oh why did the author read it himself rather than using a professional? It’s the most badly read book in my large collection of Audible books. A great shame because Edward O Thorp is one of the most intelligent and influential men of his generation.
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- eushopper
- 03-06-2021
Amazing man, interesting story and life lessons
I read the paper book some years ago half way, not the book's fault that I did not finish it, nowadays it is much easier for me to listen to books than to read them.
Fortunately this book is perfectly fit for audio so when I discovered that it is available, I listened it from the beginning to the end. The author is reading it himself - this is usually a warning for me, but Thorp's performance is excellent also in this...
It is an interesting life story of an amazing mind.
Some lessons/advice anyone can take from Thorp is to "check for yourself" and be sceptic, if something is too good to be true. Seize the opportunities, but at the same time money and fame is not everything. Know also when enough is enough, and don't forget to live your life and spend time with your loved ones.
He has beaten the casinos in Black Jack and roulette - the latter with a garage-made wearable computer in the 1960's (the first if its kind), with the great Claude Shannon, father of Information Theory himself. They used the hidden device together in the casinos - as "Shannon had a large foot, so he operated the timer button with his big toe" (not an exact citation). He wrote a book (Beat the Dealer) on how to win against the House, so everyone else could do it... He invented and used the Black-Scholes option pricing formula independently 2 years before the Nobel laureates first published it, but this did not bother him.
He is one of the very few people I would surely trust with my money to invest, if he still had his market neutral hedge fund.
Respect.
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- Alexander Pettit
- 16-04-2021
Loved the honesty and lessons in this book.
Edward O'Thorp's brain is marvellous. The curiousness nature lead to great discoveries. A very enjoyable listen about his life. Shows how even with a solid plan life throws you both positive and negative influences. Read by the author is a bonus too.
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- Chrissy
- 13-02-2021
Interesting
An interesting listen if you are interested in Maths and stats in action. It tells you what actually works while investing.
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- rikki
- 20-12-2020
a brilliant mind with intregity
so it may seem a little dated with the advent of algos for trading but what a fascinating life this man has lead.
i personally found his early life experiences the better part of the book and drifted over some of the deep dry maths stuff.
the integrity he showed is of a bygone era but is an inspiration to us all. he would be a great dinner table guest.
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- Mr. H.
- 02-12-2020
interesting biography of an interesting Man
this was a great listen to hear someone's story including what they learnt through their life. excellent insight is provided on our world and how mathematics and how probability has helped develop his decision making. greatly recommend to anyone.
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- Cay45
- 15-11-2020
Talk about an interesting life.
I’d never heard of Edward O. Thorp, super story but personally I realised that if you aren’t a mathematician like Dr Thorp, stay away from complex trading as boy does it some complicated.
Another good life story
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