The Equation That Beat Wall Street

Editor's Take
Veritasium tells the story of the mathematics that quietly conquered finance, from Ed Thorp's card counting to the equations that power modern markets. Sharp and clear, it is one of the best short explainers of how maths came to run Wall Street.
A huge thank you to Prof. Andrew Lo (MIT) for speaking with us and helping with the script. Prof. Amanda Turner (University of Leeds) Owen Maher (Electrify Video Partners) Adam Foreman, Anton Ragin, Balkrishna Heroor, Bill Linder, Blake Byers, Burt Humburg, Chris Harper, Dave Kircher, David Johnston, Diffbot, Evgeny Skvortsov, Garrett Mueller, Gnare, I.H., John H. Austin, Jr.
Courtesy of Veritasium on YouTube. Watch on YouTube ↗
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