Darren Hawkins

Darren Hawkins

MSTA

Senior Software Specialist at Optuma

Darren is the senior Software Specialist at Optuma based in Brisbane, Australia. Darren grew up in the UK and attended college in the USA where he earned a BA in Economics from St Mary’s College of Maryland. He went on to spend a few years working at the Nasdaq Stock Market in Washington DC. Darren joined Optuma in 2009 after attending an introductory technical analysis course that used the software.

Going on to live and work in Australia, the US, and the UK, Darren has a broad understanding of the individual needs of traders, portfolio managers, and investors utilising a wide range of methodologies and techniques. He instructs users all over the world, from experienced Wall Street traders and professional money managers to individual traders drawing their first trendlines.

In 2014 Darren passed the UK-based Society of Technical Analysts diploma and is working on attaining his CMT. When not looking at charts he keeps a keen eye on England’s cricket team - especially when they are playing against Australia.