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United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12/31/99
Check here if Amendment: [ ] Amendment number: [ ]
This Amendment (check only one):
[ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager filing this Report:
Name: Edward O. Thorp & Associates, L.P.
Address: 620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 880
Newport Beach, California 92660
13F File Number: 28-7692
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists and tables are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Steve Mizusawa
Title: Chief Operating Officer
Phone: (949) 720-0130
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Steve Mizusawa
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Newport Beach, California January 26, 2000
Report Type (check only one):
[ X ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT; (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
manager are reported in this report.)
[ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report,
and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for
this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are
reported by other reporting manager(s).)
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
EDWARD O. THORP & ASSOCIATES, L.P.
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 145
Form 13F Information Value Total (thousands): $246,425
Confidential Information has been omitted from the public Form 13F and filed
separately with the Commission.
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Item 5: Item 6: Item 8:
Item 2: Item 3: Item 4: Amount Investment Discretion Voting Authority (Shares)
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Name of Issuer Class Number Value of Security (a) Sole (b) Shared/ (c) Shared- Other Managers (a) Sole (b) Shared (c) None
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