Derivion delivers practitioner-led education in financial markets, trading, risk management, digital payment safety and AI awareness to help learners build practical knowledge and informed decision-making skills.

About Derivion

Derivion Enabling trained risk

100%Practitioner Focus
11Core Programmes
Founder's Article & Leadership Quote
“Completing our first cohort has validated what we set out to build – a programme where students go beyond learning about financial markets to operating within them. Seeing 100% of participants report improved career confidence and aspiration is exactly the outcome we designed this for. This is the foundation for what comes next across India.”
Ratender Dhull• Founder & CEO, ISFT by Derivion
Press Release • 23 April 2026London | India

First Indian Cohort Reports Increased Career Aspiration in Financial Trading

ZISHI reports participant-surveyed results from the first Indian cohort of the ZISHI & ISFT by Derivion Trading Diploma (Level 5 Advanced Diploma in Financial Trading).

Global Partner Perspective

“This first cohort provides clear evidence that regulated, practitioner-led trading education can be delivered effectively within international higher-education environments.”

— Robert Russell, Global Head of Professional Trader Qualifications, ZISHI

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Proven Network

Strong Alumni base

Derivion is building a growing network of market professionals, analysts, and traders who have taken their learning into real-world environments. From financial institutions to funded trading firms, our alumni carry forward the discipline, market insight, and practical thinking developed throughout their Derivion journey.

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Sudhanshu Dhankar

Sudhanshu Dhankar

HSBC

Analyst, HSBC

“I already had a strong academic base, but Derivion changed the difference between knowing theory and acting with discipline. The programme helped me connect market logic, risk awareness, and practical decision-making in a way that became immediately valuable in interviews and my finance role.”

Batch of 2025 Verified Outcome
Nishant Dagar

Nishant Dagar

Funded Trader

“The real shift was in my thinking. I stopped treating markets like theory and started approaching them with structure, risk control, and verification. That mindset sharpened my portfolio decisions and gave me a stronger story in front of hiring managers.”

Batch of 2024 Verified Outcome
Aaryan Chakraborty

Aaryan Chakraborty

ZWC

Finance Analyst, ZWC

“Derivion gave me the clarity and practical framework I needed to move from curiosity to confidence. The combination of structured learning, market context, and mentor guidance helped me build a much sharper foundation for my career path.”

Batch of 2024 Verified Outcome
Sonia Poria

Sonia Poria

ZWC

Financial Analyst, ZWC

“ISFT’s ACFT provided me with the necessary knowledge, skills and mentorship to begin my journey as a professional trader.”

Batch of 2024 Verified Outcome
Derivion Curriculum Catalogue

Our Featured Programmes

Explore practitioner-crafted education calibrated for young minds, teenagers, and adult decision-makers.

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Sprout Literacy
Young Learners
9–11 years
3 Hours (5 Comprehensive Modules)

Sprout Literacy

A 3-hour hybrid programme designed specifically around the developmental stage of 9–11 year olds. Introduces digital money, screen safety, AI awareness, and fraud defence through concrete, relatable experiences and the foundational reflex: Stop & Ask.

Bloom Literacy
Young Learners
11–14 years
4 Hours (5 In-Depth Modules)

Bloom Literacy

A 4-hour hybrid programme designed for teenagers navigating their first digital wallets, subscriptions, and AI-driven platforms. Teaches earning, budgeting, deepfake defence, and consumer rights with the core reflex: Verify Before You Act.

ISFT Award in Applied Financial Markets Trading
ISFT Awards
Level 3 qualification
6–10 weeks typical completion

ISFT Award in Applied Financial Markets Trading

A practitioner-designed Level 3 qualification that builds applied understanding of fundamental analysis, central bank policy, and disciplined trading around scheduled market-moving news.

ISFT Award in Introduction to Financial Markets
ISFT Awards
Level 3 qualification
8–12 weeks typical completion

ISFT Award in Introduction to Financial Markets

A broad, practitioner-designed Level 3 qualification that introduces learners to the structure and interplay of equities, foreign exchange, commodities, bonds and derivatives across global markets.

ISFT Award in Introduction to Financial Trading
ISFT Awards
Entry-level learner
4–8 weeks typical completion

ISFT Award in Introduction to Financial Trading

A beginner-friendly qualification that introduces learners to how financial markets work, the main trading instruments, and the risk-aware process of placing and justifying an order.

ISFT Award in Introduction to Risk Management
ISFT Awards
Level 3 award
6–10 weeks typical completion

ISFT Award in Introduction to Risk Management

A practitioner-designed Level 3 ISFT award that teaches learners how to quantify leverage, size a position appropriately, document a trading plan and manage risk with discipline in real market conditions.

Our Mentors

Real guidance from mentors who train minds for a smarter tomorrow

Our mentors bring together practical experience in finance, digital systems, AI literacy, and cyber awareness, helping learners build confidence, critical thinking, and responsible decision-making.

Neil Crammond, Head Educator
Neil Crammond

Head Educator

Robert Russel

Trainer

David Michael

Trainer

Jon Harman

Trainer

Alex Wilson

Trainer

The Derivion Advantage

Why Choose Derivion?

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Practitioner-crafted education

PRACTITIONER-CRAFTED CURRICULA

Designed around actual economic shifts, digital payment realities, and modern cyber risk vectors.

Holistic multi-pillar education
COMPREHENSIVE ECOSYSTEM

INTEGRATED 5-PILLAR PROTECTION

Combining Financial, Digital, AI, Cyber, and Legal literacy into a single unified capability built for modern life.

Reflex-driven habits
ACTIONABLE DEFENCE

REFLEX-DRIVEN PEDAGOGY

Instilling automated behavioural reflexes: Stop & Ask, Verify Before You Act, and Statutory Recourse.

Reconstructed Case Studies

RECONSTRUCTED CASE STUDIES

Deconstructing market collapses, rogue losses, synthetic voice scams, and predatory debt traps to inoculate capital before risk arrives.