Our Story

How We Began

The Mindful Markets was founded by Amit Rathi in 2020 with a vision to transform the way people perceive, learn, and approach trading.

Amit believes trading should never be treated as a shortcut to wealth or a pursuit of quick profits. Trading is a business — one that demands knowledge, structured processes, disciplined execution, sound risk management, and continuous learning.

A significant influence on Amit’s trading journey has been Vishal Malkan Sir and Dr. CK Narayan, his primary mentor, whose guidance and teachings helped shape Amit’s understanding of technical analysis and the importance of a structured, process-driven approach to the markets.

Driven by a deep commitment to continuous learning, Amit has extensively studied technical analysis and trading psychology, exploring a wide range of books, concepts, and frameworks to understand both market behaviour and the psychology behind trading decisions.

As his journey progressed, Amit recognised a deeper truth: technical knowledge alone cannot ensure disciplined execution. Understanding the markets is important; understanding oneself is equally essential.

This realisation inspired him to explore mindset, human behaviour, and personal transformation through intensive learning experiences, including a seven-day programme with Sadhguru, trading psychology courses by Dr Gary Dayton and Van K. Tharp, and Tony Robbins’ six-day Unleash the Power Within programme.

These learnings helped shape the philosophy behind Unlock The Trader (UTT) Mastery, our flagship 12-month trader-development programme. Alongside technical expertise, UTT Mastery places strong emphasis on trading psychology, helping traders develop self-awareness, manage emotions, strengthen discipline, and improve decision-making.

Because knowing what to do and having the discipline to do it are two very different things.

As the vision grew, Pankaj Singh and Akhil Anand joined Amit as key pillars in building The Mindful Markets, bringing complementary strengths in operations, systems, and technology. Together, they form the leadership team working to build a trusted, scalable, and future-ready institution in stock market education.

What We Believe

Our Philosophy

Trading is a skill. Trading is a business. And both require a process.

We believe that traders develop through observation, structured decision-making, deliberate practice, risk management, and continuous self-improvement.

• — Knowledge before action — understanding the market before making decisions.
• — Process over prediction — building a repeatable approach rather than relying on opinions.
• — Risk before reward — treating capital protection as a fundamental responsibility.
• — Discipline over impulse — making decisions according to a defined plan.
• — Learning without an endpoint — reviewing, adapting, and improving as markets evolve.