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Re:The First Hedge Fund by melling on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @08:48AM (#40787938)
That would be Ed Thorp.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_O._Thorp

He wrote a book this great book:

https://www.amazon.com/Man-All-Markets-Street-Dealer/dp/0812...

He’s almost 92 and still around. Here’s a 2022 Tim Ferriss interview:

https://youtu.be/gs39QFYIbBY?si=mEABrrb7yDwHR6sK

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Re:The First Hedge Fund by testval123 on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @03:43PM (#40792721)
It’s also interesting that Thorp met a young Ken Griffin and gave him some advice/materials in starting out.

I don’t think a young Ken Griffin of today would get that same access.

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