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ABOUT US

 

 

OUR STORY

Aatu began his full-time trading in his early twenties following a successful gaming background in World of Warcraft. What followed is a remarkable story of grit and perseverance from rising within the ranks of Darwinex investment strategies to the top, to managing a full-fledged UCITS Hedge Fund in interim, and now building a dedicated trading team around the unique FX and macro event-only strategy, Thales.

Located in the middle of the Lakeland Finland, Jyväskylä is the centre of the trading team's operation. Aiming to create a tranquil and low-distraction trading environment, the team works around the clock to develope in-depth actionable scenarios and execution rules following a busy calendar of market-moving FX and macro events.

The most objective proof of a working trading strategy is a long track record that displays robustness through different market regimes. Even if FX is a zero sum, losing game for most professionals in the long run, Thales strategy has still managed to outperform the major market indices over 10-year period with a considerable margin.

Considered perhaps the most interesting underdogs of finance at the moment, we are driven by an unwavering ambition to redefine event-based trading and establish a lasting presence for decades to come.

We welcome you to take part in our intellectual journey of solving the markets and participate in shaping the next steps of this developing story within the Hedge Fund space.

MEET OUR TEAM

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Full Bio
Aatu Kokkila Porftolio Manager / Founder

Aatu has spearheaded the event-based trading strategy of Thales event driven Global macro. He started trading for his own account in 2012 while still a university student. He launched his managed account business trading FX on behalf of Finbou AG in 2016. In 2018, he launched a UCITS fund with Forte Securities. In 2021, he returned the UCITS fund investor capital in full, to exclusively focus on growing assets under management at Darwinex.com. He holds M.Sc./B.Sc in Business Law from Aalto University School of Business, Helsinki. Aatu lives with his family in Jyväskylä.

Aatu Kokkila Porftolio Manager / Founder
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Amir Wafin COO

Amir began his career in Vicus Capital Advisors, a Finnish alternative investment fund manager in 2017. He continued at a corporate finance advisor, Aventum in Helsinki until 2020. His background is from family-owned business with 40-years of history in the rug trade. He is currently in charge with all the operational and marketing initiatives of Aarnikotka. He simultaneously works in a Head of Sales position at a Finnish listed company. He holds M.Sc./B.Sc in Accounting from Aalto University School of Business in Helsinki, as well as Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation. Amir lives in Helsinki.

Amir Wafin COO
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Antti Maimanen Analyst

Antti made a career transition from politics to trading four years ago when he began working as an analyst consultant for Finbou and thereafter for Aarnikotka. Prior to that, he had been a passionate follower of the FX market for several years. Currently, he assists in creating trading plans and is responsible for interpreting signals during news events. Antti holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Social and Public Policy from the Department of Humanities at the University of Jyväskylä, with minors in Economics and English. He resides in Jyväskylä.

Antti Maimanen Analyst
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Shreyas Anand Analyst Intern

Shreyas is currently an Analyst intern at Aarnikotka Tutkimus where he is responsible for contributing to trade research, ad hoc business development projects and managing a proprietary macro trading book. He brings a demonstrated passion to the table with a successful personal trading track record in the Indian equity markets and via his experience of reviving the Warwick Trading Society. He continues to work as a part-time consultant, while finishing his final year as BSc student in Accounting & Finance at the University of Warwick.

Shreyas Anand Analyst Intern

MEET OUR TEAM

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Full Bio
Aatu Kokkila Porftolio Manager / Founder

Aatu has spearheaded the event-based trading strategy of Thales event driven Global macro. He started trading for his own account in 2012 while still a university student. He launched his managed account business trading FX on behalf of Finbou AG in 2016. In 2018, he launched a UCITS fund with Forte Securities. In 2021, he returned the UCITS fund investor capital in full, to exclusively focus on growing assets under management at Darwinex.com. He holds M.Sc./B.Sc in Business Law from Aalto University School of Business, Helsinki. Aatu lives with his family in Jyväskylä.

Aatu Kokkila Porftolio Manager / Founder
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Full Bio
Amir Wafin COO

Amir began his career in Vicus Capital Advisors, a Finnish alternative investment fund manager in 2017. He continued at a corporate finance advisor, Aventum in Helsinki until 2020. His background is from family-owned business with 40-years of history in the rug trade. He is currently in charge with all the operational and marketing initiatives of Aarnikotka. He simultaneously works in a Head of Sales position at a Finnish listed company. He holds M.Sc./B.Sc in Accounting from Aalto University School of Business in Helsinki, as well as Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation. Amir lives in Helsinki.

Amir Wafin COO
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Full Bio
Antti Maimanen Analyst

Antti made a career transition from politics to trading four years ago when he began working as an analyst consultant for Finbou and thereafter for Aarnikotka. Prior to that, he had been a passionate follower of the FX market for several years. Currently, he assists in creating trading plans and is responsible for interpreting signals during news events. Antti holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Social and Public Policy from the Department of Humanities at the University of Jyväskylä, with minors in Economics and English. He resides in Jyväskylä.

Antti Maimanen Analyst
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Full Bio
Shreyas Anand Analyst Intern

Shreyas is currently an Analyst intern at Aarnikotka Tutkimus where he is responsible for contributing to trade research, ad hoc business development projects and managing a proprietary macro trading book. He brings a demonstrated passion to the table with a successful personal trading track record in the Indian equity markets and via his experience of reviving the Warwick Trading Society. He continues to work as a part-time consultant, while finishing his final year as BSc student in Accounting & Finance at the University of Warwick.

Shreyas Anand Analyst Intern
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