Edward Thorp "A Man for All Markets" - one of the best books on investing

Guys, this is a bombshell. Together with the well-known voice actor Roman Volkov, we have voiced one of the best books on investing. Meet Edward Thorp, "A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street". This audiobook is the autobiography of a brilliant scientist, a man who managed to beat the casino by being the first in the world to develop a card-counting method in blackjack that made him a legend, and then turned his attention to "the greatest casino in the world" - Wall Street, where he later founded several successful investment funds.

The book is interesting and listened to in one breath; the author's ability to see the overall structure of the subject, the search for inefficiencies, tireless research, and simple truths that many take years to reach. Of course, not all of us possess as high an intellect as Edward Thorp (and after listening to the book you will be convinced of this), but you will certainly take away lessons from the book and a deep understanding of the market.

• founded the Princeton Newport Partners fund (1969-1988, average return 19.1% per year) and the Ridgeline fund (1994-2002, average return 21% with volatility of 7%);
• created the first portable computer;
• developed a system for trading warrants and convertible securities such as options, bonds, and preferred shares;
• was the first to model pricing in the options market, beating Black and Scholes and their famous formula by several years;
• was the first trader to use convertible and statistical arbitrage strategies;
• was the first to recognize signs of fraud in Bernard Madoff's scheme.

The audio version is read by Roman Volkov, Vargtroms Studio.