Apollo, also known as Apollo Finance is a web application developed in HTML, CSS, Python and JavaScript for HackUTD IX. HackUTD IX is part of a coding event known as a hackathon. A hackathon is a 24-48 hour period in which well known companies give students a series of prompts to complete. These prompts are esstentially giant software development questions in which people participating in the hackathon (and their teams of 1-4 people) are to develop these software prompts however way possible. My group at HackUTD IX chose one of Capital One and Goldman Sachs' prompts which was, to summarize, "Create an risk analysis tool to help people invest their money." After creating Apollo, we pitched it to employees of said companies (who acted as judges) in hopes they'd like our idea.

My hackathon team and fellow co-creators of Apollo consisted of Tucker Strow, Ben Wowo, and Vaidehi Patil. Our platform, Apollo utilizes strong form efficiency to calculate beta values and expected returns of a variety of stocks. Then, utilizing a survey, we discern an individual's risk preference and advise them accordingly, taking into account the volatility of a stock (beta value) against its expected return (using inflation as the risk-free rate and the S&P's average over the past 5 years as the market rate of return). On the front end, we provide the customer with clear and concise advice on which stocks would be the best investments for them.

To put it in simplier terms, Apollo asks you a series of questions that determines how risky you want to invest, then using built in python programming, we read the stock-market in real-time and give you our recommendations for stocks we believe you should invest in at that moment.


Although we didn't win HackUTD IX, it was certainly a fun time, and more than that, I learned how to hustle, work as a team, and be proud of something I created in such a short amount of time. Below, there's a table listing what we did each hour of the 24-hour period. Along with that, to the right of the table is a couple of pictures from the event itself.



Finally, below the table and the pictures, is the GitHub repository for our project along with my personal email. Contact me concerning questions about this project and or advice to improve it!