New Delhi, September 16, 2025: Today, in a world where this or that kind of career prevails in the Indian family, Kanishk Raut, a 23 year old young man of Madhubani, Bihar has beaten his own path. Leaving the traditional NEET path in 2021, Kanishk made a risky decision when the market was booming in the pandemic, and since then, was one of the up-and-coming heroes in the field of stock market and Forex trading in India.

The entry of Kanishk into the trading world started in the COVID-19 lockdown, during which retail traders were interested in it more than ever. “The bull run of 2020 got me curious,” he recalls. “I started learning, experimenting, and slowly giving my full potential to the markets. It wasn’t easy, but I knew this is what I wanted to do.”

It has taken 4.5 years of unwavering effort but Kanishk has established himself in the trading community. In 2023, he made his first significant achievement – 30 days of consistent profitability on Zerodha, the largest retail trading platform in India. This secured him a certificate of recognition; this is an indicator of his shifting trading discipline and strategy.

Forex Trading: Breaking Barriers at a Global Level

Kanishk was not only interested in Indian markets. He also entered the Forex and the world market where the volume per day is more than $7 trillion and is decentralised. In contrast to equity trading, Forex requires not only technical expertise, but knowledge of global macroeconomics, currency fluctuations, and real-time decision-making.

Another of the greatest successes that Kanishk has succeeded in was the Funding Pips, a proprietary trading firm that judges traders on their skill and risk management and then provides them with large funded accounts. He entered a $200,000 test and passed it in under four days, which is by no means easy to do, particularly with traders as young as him.

He started with $5,000, then scaled up to $10,000 and $20,000. Eventually, he passed the $200,000 challenge and ranked 10th in the world and 4th in India on the Funding Pips platform.

Up to this point he has managed to pass six tests on Funding Pips as well as being tested by other proprietary companies which demonstrates not only consistency but also an ability to be used in a variety of trading platforms.

India’s Growing Fascination with Financial Markets

The growth of Kanishk is mirrored in a bigger trend in India- more young Indians are opting to go to financial markets instead of taking the more traditional career paths. The active trading estimates provided by SEBI have increased by more than 200 percent since 2020 in India. Such transformation is driven by accessibility, financial literacy, and fintech innovations.

Equity trading which was regarded as a risky undertaking of the elite has become a household activity. The introduction of platforms such as Zerodha, Upstox, and Groww has helped to make the trading experience more accessible, and trading has entered the discussion of Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.

Meanwhile, Forex trading, although approached with more caution in India is also taking off with international prop firms such as Funding Pips. These sites enable merchants to operate the world without putting their own capital at risk giving high payoff to steady and strict measures.

“Prop trading is a game-changer,” explains Kanishk. “You don’t need to be born into wealth or have a financial degree. If you can trade well, manage risk, and stay disciplined, you can access big capital and global opportunities.”

A Message to Aspiring Traders

The story of Kanishk is not only success, but also risk, resilience and vision. Quitting NEET, he had difficulties with social pressure, lack of belief, and economic instabilities. Yet through faith in his ability level and adherence to the principle of life long learning, he made those obstacles stepping stones.

“To anyone out there thinking of entering trading—don’t expect overnight success,” he says. “It takes time, it takes pain. But if you stay honest with the process and keep learning from your losses, the market will eventually reward you.”

In the future, Kanishk intends to keep climbing the Forex mountain, mentoring upcoming traders, and one day, he might start his educational platform.

Conclusion

The story of Kanishk Raut is an influential example of how unconventional decisions can result in incredible results when there is a willingness to find a way and use ability and efforts. With India still being in the process of embracing the financial markets, his stories are not only inspirational, but state defining in terms of trading in the nation.