Thawin SuksathapornVerified

Thawin Suksathaporn closed 2025 at +299.4% on an audited Enhanced Growth $20K–$1M account — third in the division behind Tito Adhikary's +2,115.1% all-time record and Bob Doviak's +857.3%. The intra-year audit trajectory: +53% by January, sustained gains through the middle of the year, +299.4% on the December close. He is the first Thai competitor to make the EG podium under the modern MMVR-format championship.

Enhanced Growth allows futures and long options on top of the Stock Division ruleset, and the 2025 EG Division was the most-record-breaking division of the year — three separate audit numbers above +299% on the same podium, against a 579-competitor field. Suksathaporn's full-time-trader status from Bangkok puts him in the same Asia-Pacific cluster that produced Law Wai-Sum, Clement Ang, Adrian Law (Cantonese-tier), and now him (Thai-tier) — five top-tier Asia-Pacific names on the 2025 USIC leaderboard across MMVR and EG divisions, which is the strongest non-US showing in any modern USIC year.

He studied at the University of Toledo on a D1 athletic scholarship and worked as an engineer at Metro Engineering Solutions in Chicago before leaving his H1B visa behind to trade full-time from Bangkok. He trades both futures and long options depending on market conditions, follows Mark Minervini's framework, and considers journaling the single most important discipline tool in his practice. He is reachable on LinkedIn and Facebook.

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Vitalii Kaminski · June 2026 · English

Looking back, what was the single turning point in your life, not in trading specifically, but in the life that led you to it?

Leaving my engineering job and H1B visa in the United States to pursue trading full time. It was a comfortable job but trading was what I was interested in and wanted to pursue since college. I didn't have much capital to work with at that time but I wanted to bet on myself. Luckily I had a handful of opportunities in the market where I was able to change things for the better.

You were a D1 athlete. Does that feel like a responsibility, being the first Thai name on the EG podium?

Not quite. I think being a former athlete gave me the fundamentals of discipline and grit. Naturally I am competitive and want to know how I'd do in the vast world of traders.

Enhanced Growth allows futures and long options. Which instrument is your main one and why?

I trade both futures and options depending on the opportunity set. Both instruments have their pros and cons so I vary them a lot.

What is the hardest lesson you learned outside markets that ended up changing how you trade?

Learning to be a good loser. In tennis, unless you win the tournament, you will lose at least one match. Every match you play you will lose some points. I do struggle taking losses sometimes but tennis really helps me learn to cope and understand that it's only another point.

What are you reading or studying right now?

I'm reading Positive Trading Psychology by Brett N. Steenbarger. I've been studying how I can put myself in the right mentality each day so I can execute at my best consistently.

If you could go back 5 years, what would you do differently in trading?

I honestly wouldn't change a thing. The blow-ups I had in the past were very painful at the time and made me nearly quit. But they made me become the trader I am today. I still have much to learn.

Sport teaches you to handle losses. How do you get through drawdown periods mentally?

It has helped tremendously. However, going through drawdown is no joke. Veteran traders continue to deal with the same demons but you just learn how to cope with it. When the market is telling me that I'm out of sync, my goal is to get out 100% and reset. Spend time with loved ones and journal. I cannot state this enough: journaling has been a game changer for me. Another tip that has helped: in long winning streaks, try to wire out money. It helps lighten the pressure.

What is your goal for the next 3 years in trading?

My goal is to keep what I made, continue to improve, and stay humble. A numerical goal would be to hit $2 million in trading profits.

What do most people get wrong about trading?

People think it's just sitting in front of a screen and clicking buttons. But the game is much deeper and more exhausting than most understand. If you're not preparing your mental game well, even with an edge, the market will punish you hard.

If you could give one piece of advice to a young trader in Thailand, what would it be?

I believe that youngsters in Thailand are too humble and aren't willing to dream big. If you have a passion for trading that goes beyond the money, give it everything you have in terms of studying and improving yourself. People underestimate how much can change within a year of hard work and dedication.

How did you find out about USIC and what convinced you to enter?

I was studying a lot of Mark Minervini's content early on and read about USIC through that. I wanted to see if I could still perform under that kind of pressure.

Do you know of other trading competitions and would you want to participate in them?

I don't plan on competing anymore because the pressure hinders my performance. I start second-guessing my decisions because I know the percentage will be shown on the leaderboard. Plus I don't have much to gain from these competitions unless I want to run a hedge fund in the future.

Where do you think the trading competition industry is heading in the next 5 years?

I think trading competitions will continue to gain popularity and showcase many talented traders around the world. Hopefully it will shine light upon the craft of this industry and educate the uninformed.