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Trading Bases A Story About Wall Street, Gambling, and Baseball (Not Necessarily in That Order )

Joe Peta

An ex-Wall Street trader improved on After the fall of Lehman Brothers, Joe Peta needed a new employer. He found a new job in New York City but lost that, too, when an ambulance mowed him down as he crossed the street on foot. In search of a way to cheer himself up while he recuperated in a wheelch...

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Joe Peta discussed the book as an exploration of the reasoning overlap between asset management, sports betting, and baseball, noting that it was published in 2017 and helped him secure a position at Point72. The episode presented it as a noteworthy example of how interdisciplinary insights can advance a career in finance.

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This book explores the critical reasoning overlap between asset management, sports betting, and the monetization of baseball. It was mentioned as a book the author had written in 2017 that led to him getting a job at Point72.

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So when I was on in 2017, I had written a book called Trading Bases which really looked at the critical reasoning overlap between asset management, sports betting and the money bolization of baseball.

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