Nikhil Kamath

Nikhil Kamath
Nationality Indian
Occupation Stock broker, columnist, Co-founder & Head of trading of Zerodha
Home town Bangalore

Nikhil Kamath is an Indian stock broker, entrepreneur, columnist for The Financial Express[1] and co-founder of Zerodha, an online-only Indian discount stock brokerage with daily retail trading turnovers crossing $1 billion.[2] He is a frequent column writer for some of the leading business dailies in India such as The Economic Times[3] and Mint.

Early life

Nikhil was born into a Konkani family in Shimoga, Karnataka. He got started with trading very early on in his teenage life watching his elder brother.[4] In 2010, he co-founded Zerodha with his elder brother, Nithin Kamath.[5]

Awards and recognition

YearName of Award or HonorAwarding Organization
2016 India's 21 Young Guns [6] World Consulting and Research Corporation (WCRC)
2016 Forbes 30 Under 30 [7] Forbes India
2016 Hottest Entrepreneur of the Year [8] Business World Magazine
2016 Top Young Entrepreneur [9] Ritz Magazine
2016 35 under 35 [10] Entrepreneur (magazine) 2018 Moneycontrol, compounded 50 percent over the last decade[11] CNBC/moneycontrol 2018 Forbes, featured on tycoons of tomorrow list [12] Forbes India

References

  1. ↑ "Author at The Financial Express". The Financial Express. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Baruah, Ayushman. "Zerodha Trade Winds of Change". Businessworld. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "How to use Super Trend Indicator". Economic Times. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Taking The Bull By The Horns - Nikhil Kamat". RITZ Magazine. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Nikhil Kamath, Co-Founder & Director Zerodha". Businessworld. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Young Guns". 26 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Palande, Pravin. "Forbes India Magazine - 30 Under 30: Nikhil Kamath - Chess to derivatives, all in a day's work". Forbes India. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "BW Hottest Entrepreneur". 26 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ritz Magazine Top Entrepreneur List". 20 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Entrepreneur Magazine's 35under35 list". 26 Feb 2017.
  11. ↑ https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/how-a-school-dropout-compounded-50-returns-for-13-years-to-outgrow-the-market-2482879.html
  12. ↑ http://www.forbesindia.com/article/tycoons-of-tomorrow/nithin-and-nikhil-kamath-code-zero/51347/1
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