Van K. Tharp

Over a period of about thirty years, Dr. Tharp helped people overcome problems in areas of trading psychology and success-related issues such as self-sabotage. In 1992, he founded the Van Tharp Institute (VTI), a training organization offering high-quality educational products and services for traders and investors around the globe. His techniques for producing great traders were some of the most effective in the field.

While Dr. Tharp’s expertise was in the area of finance, his mission was to touch people in a way that changed them for the better. In his books, courses, and workshops, he used transformation through a trading metaphor to do so.

Dr. Tharp passed away in February 2022.

Dr. Tharp used a combination of skills and education to fine-tune his strategies to coach, consult and teach traders and investors. He received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center. He was a certified Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), a certified Modeler of NLP, and an Assistant Trainer of NLP. He used his expertise in NLP to create the successful models of trading and investing.