Epstein Secrets

mid-eighties. Another focus of curiosity is the relationship that Epstein has with his patron and mentor Leslie Wexner, founder and chairman of the Columbus, Ohio—based Limited chain of women's-clothing stores. Wexner, who is said to be worth more than $2.5 billion by Forbes, became an Epstein client in

to take off. To trade options, one had to value them, and to value them, one needed to be able to master such abstruse mathematical confections as the Black-Scholes option- pricing model. For Epstein, breaking down such models was pure sport, and within just a few years he had his own stable of clients. "He was

mid-eighties. Another focus of curiosity is the relationship that Epstein has with his patron and mentor Leslie Wexner, founder and chairman of the Columbus, Ohio—based Limited chain of women's-clothing stores. Wexner, who is said to be worth more than $2.5 billion by Forbes, became an Epstein client in

to take off. To trade options, one had to value them, and to value them, one needed to be able to master such abstruse mathematical confections as the Black-Scholes option- pricing model. For Epstein, breaking down such models was pure sport, and within just a few years he had his own stable of clients. "He was

mid-eighties. Another focus of curiosity is the relationship that Epstein has with his patron and mentor Leslie Wexner, founder and chairman of the Columbus, Ohio—based Limited chain of women's-clothing stores. Wexner, who is said to be worth more than $2.5 billion by Forbes, became an Epstein client in

to take off. To trade options, one had to value them, and to value them, one needed to be able to master such abstruse mathematical confections as the Black-Scholes option- pricing model. For Epstein, breaking down such models was pure sport, and within just a few years he had his own stable of clients. "He was

e In 1990, Epstein and Leslie Wexner, his longtime client, collaborated on a major real estate development, called The New Albany Company. Based in Columbus, Ohio, this suburban real estate development is regarded as one of the finest in the area. Mr. Epstein's support was instrumental to its foundation

nge. As Mr. Epstein's use of it makes clear, the model is still used by many financiers and options traders to this day. While no model is perfect, the Black-Scholes has proven, time and time again, to offer fairly accurate prices. A History of Black-Scholes The model was first articulated in 1973, in a paper p