A fast algorithm foT solving large scale MV (mean-variance) portfolio optimization problems is proposed, It is shown that by using T independent data representing the rate of return of the assets, the MV model consisting of n assets can be put into a quadratic program with n + T variables, T linear constraints and T quadratic terms in the objective function. As a result, the computation t,ime required to solve this problem wou}d increase very mildly as a function of n. This implies that a very laJ:ge scale MV model can now be solved in a practical amount of time.