Optimal betting with the Kelly criterion: applications to sports betting and stock market

Giani, Bernardo (A.A. 2021/2022) Optimal betting with the Kelly criterion: applications to sports betting and stock market. Tesi di Laurea in Gambling: probability and decision, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Hlafo Alfie Mimun, pp. 60. [Bachelor's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

Fair and unfair games. Convergence of sequences of random variable. Betting system. Kelly criterion in superfair games. Finding f∗. Bets with V:1 odds. Simulations. Kelly criterion in sports betting strategies. Horse racing. Thorp’s analysis on sports betting. Kelly criterion with bookmaker’s quotes: application to football. Kelly criterion for asset allocation and money management. Stock market. Betting on correlated stocks. Continuous approximation.

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Thesis Type: Bachelor's Degree Thesis
Institution: Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program: Bachelor's Degree Programs > Bachelor's Degree Program in Economics and Business, English language (L-33)
Chair: Gambling: probability and decision
Thesis Supervisor: Mimun, Hlafo Alfie
Academic Year: 2021/2022
Session: Summer
Deposited by: Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited: 27 Sep 2022 15:03
Last Modified: 27 Sep 2022 15:03
URI: https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/33470

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