Engineer seeking to transition into real time power trading - does this resume stand a chance against HR dept?

As the title says, I'm an engineer and I'm dying to get into power trading. Theres a posting locally for a real time trader and for the first time in my search, it doesn't have prior trading history as a requirement. So obviously, I want to knock this out of the park. This could be my only shot!

Cover letter needs to work, but I've attached it anyways to see what folks think.

Please, tear it apart!

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