Owen Thacker

Aspiring Physics student.

Currently, a second-year physics student at The University of Leicester who hopes to make a career for myself in the finance industry. Excel when working in collaborative groups, gained from my part-time job and workshops in university. Over time, I developed a keen interest in business finance, trading, investing, analytics, microeconomics and industry trends in general. I've since steadily advanced my knowledge and understanding of said interests, through self-learning, and personal projects.

2020-Present, Day trader of commodities.

• Responsible for backtesting my trading plan till proven successful.
• Accountable for risk management and long-term growth of capital.
• Skill gained, Discipline – avoiding emotion when involved with statistics, Patience – waiting for the market to provide ideal setups, Avoiding greed – only risking reasonable sizes, Resilient – didn’t give up after losing money, instead worked on self-improvement and kept going.

• Invest in stocks that yield dividends for monthly cash flow.
• Additionally, invest in tech companies for annual growth that hopefully exceeds S&P500 (~10.5%) – successfully achieved with ~15% return annually.
• Skills gained, Analytical and Research skills – gathering information on a company before and while invested and thinking about how recent news may affect the stock. 

• Wall Street Oasis – Certificate of Completion – Excel Modeling Course - 2022
• Wall Street Oasis – Certificate of Completion – Excel Crash Course – 2022
• First place in SPL enterprise challenge 2022
• JP Morgan Chase Virtual Experience Program Participant 2022