THORP, EDWARD K.; age 40; passed away peacefully February 19, 2011; after a long battle with Leukemia and complications from a Stem Cell Transplant. Beloved husband of thirteen years to Kelly ...
Ed Thorp started his career teaching math at MIT. Then he slid sideways into blackjack, changed the game forever, and set his sights on Wall... Ed Thorp was the first 'quant', the first person to make ...
In 1962, a government study of mutual funds revealed that they were, on average, average, or worse. This was an affront to many on Wall Street who assumed that, of course, professional investors ...