Reading List for a Job in Quantitative Finance
Discover the essential reading list for a career in quantitative finance, featuring Fortune's Formula by William Poundstone and Fooled by Randomness. Explore key books on trading, risk, and market theory to build your quant foundation.
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Fortune's Formula
by William Poundstone
In 1961, MIT mathematics professor Ed Thorp made a small Vegas fortune by "counting cards"; his 1962 bestseller, "Beat the Dealer," made the phrase a household word. With Claude Shannon, the father of information theory, Thorp next conquered the roulette tables. In this prosaic but fascinating cultural history, the author tells not only what they did but how they did it.
