(NISM)

The National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) is a public trust established in 2006 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the regulator of the securities markets in India. The institute carries out a wide range of capacity building activities at various levels aimed at enhancing the quality standards in securities markets.

  • Name: Shri. Karthik Rangappa
    Designation: Head,Zerodha Varsity

    Karthik Rangappa is the Chief of Education at Zerodha Broking Limited. He has over 16 years of experience in the Indian capital markets. He is the author and curator at Zerodha Varsity, India’s largest open-source stock market learning resource, with over 2 million users. He has also authored Rupee Tales and Varsity Junior, an initiative to educate younger audiences on concepts related to the basics of Finance.

    Apart from leading Zerodha Varsity, Karthik Rangappa is the Associated Director at Zerodha Trustee Company and Zerodha Capital Private Limited.

    Karthik Rangappa holds a Bachelor in Engineering from Bangalore University and MSc in Risk and Asset Management from EDHEC, France.

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