Capital Markets · Investment Banking · Hedge Funds · Private Equity · IPO Advisory
Nishant Chauhan is a trader, investment banking professional, financial markets educator, and entrepreneur with over a decade of experience across capital markets, trading, financial education, and corporate advisory.
His professional journey spans equity and derivatives markets, market research, options strategies, investment banking, and financial consulting. Over the years, he has trained and mentored aspiring traders, investors, finance professionals, and entrepreneurs through structured educational programs focused on practical implementation rather than theory alone.
Before founding NC Wealth Corporation, Nishant built experience in academia and the financial services industry, contributing to financial education as an Assistant Professor and later working with leading financial institutions in market-facing roles. He has also delivered sessions as a speaker at premier academic institutions, including the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM Ahmedabad).
His vision is to create an ecosystem where financial education, institutional-quality research, and practical market experience come together to empower individuals, businesses, and future investment professionals. Through NC Wealth Corporation, he continues to work towards developing globally competitive talent in trading, investment banking, and capital markets while fostering innovation, discipline, and long-term value creation.
Functioned as an Authorised Person at one of India's largest retail brokerages. Built a significant client portfolio, gaining deep insight into retail investor behaviour, equity markets, and derivatives product distribution.
Operated as Authorised Person at IIFL Capital, a marquee full-service institutional broker. Expanded presence across HNI and institutional client segments with focus on derivatives, structured products, and capital market access.
Deployed as a proprietary trader, managing firm capital with a disciplined, data-driven approach to equity derivatives. Achieved a sustained 21% CAGR — a benchmark performance reflecting systematic strategy execution and robust risk controls.
Setting up a USD 100 Million Category II Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) at GIFT City — India's International Financial Services Centre — targeting global and domestic institutional capital for deployment in high-growth private equity opportunities.
Launching a proprietary hedge fund based in Dubai (DIFC), leveraging the UAE's regulatory framework to access global capital markets, cross-border investments, and international investor bases with a quantitative and discretionary hybrid approach.
Active equity participation and advisory for SME IPOs, leveraging deep capital market knowledge to identify undervalued growth companies, structure pre-IPO deals, and support emerging businesses through the public market listing journey.
Get direct mentorship from Nishant Chauhan through structured monthly 1-on-1 sessions, live classes, and real market execution.