Famous option traders

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Edward Thorpe. He found Black-Scholes before Black-Scholes did. And has one of the best long-term track-records.
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He'd be a multiple Nobel laureate were he an academic.
 
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Most avoid bullies in public posts. They don't have as thick a skin as I do. I'm getting bored with this. Have the last word on me. Those who believe me don't need my constant responses to your factless taunts.
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I think you'll have to find new sheep to shear.
 
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Edward Thorpe. He found Black-Scholes before Black-Scholes did. And has one of the best long-term track-records.
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He'd be a multiple Nobel laureate were he an academic.
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This!
 
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I talked to Tony a lot one Summer during lunch near the CBOE. He turned virtually everything into credit long flies and condors. His fly inventory was ridiculous. IIRC he had one pinned expiration in which he made North of $10MM.
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Interesting. In the book he didn't want to reveal how much he made in October 87 being long OTM puts ...:cool:
 
I should be famous, if not for my trading, at least for my jokes.

I taught Ed Thorp everything he knows, except sex. Dunno who that Thorpe guy is.:D
 
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I talked to Tony a lot one Summer during lunch near the CBOE. He turned virtually everything into credit long flies and condors. His fly inventory was ridiculous. IIRC he had one pinned expiration in which he made North of $10MM.
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Would you recommend any of his books?
 
Blair Hull, by the way there are tons of option traders with a large net worth, north of 10 million who fly under the radar screen. There were 2 locals when I worked down there that had at least 30 million in their trading accounts, the interesting part was most of these guys were self made. Its all relative really, most of the great traders like Seykota or Tudor Jones could walk by you in the street and you wouldn't know it. These days if you have 10 million plus you are not too worried about what others think. Perhaps a better question would be who are the greatest option teachers and why?
 
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