Question 1

Who is kinfo for?

Accepted Answer

Kinfo is great for any active trader who wishes to track performance in a meaningful way and get insight into how some of the best traders achieve success. Independent if you are a day trader, swing trader or execute trades a few times per year you will have use of the platform.

Question 2

What does kinfo do?

Accepted Answer

Kinfo is an app & web app which tracks your trading performance by calculating measurable trading metrics from your portfolio. Additionally kinfo lets you view portfolios of top traders with proven success.

Question 3

Can kinfo execute trades?

Accepted Answer

No, the connection to brokers are read-only and can only be used to read data such as transactions & holdings.

Question 4

Is kinfo free?

Accepted Answer

Yes, kinfo has a FREE version and a paid PRO tier. The FREE version has all the basic features to start tracking your trading performance. The PRO tier provides additional features for journaling, reporting, analytics and additional social features.

Question 5

Is kinfo a broker?

Accepted Answer

No, kinfo is a broker independent platform & app which integrates with all US brokers.

Question 6

Do I need a brokerage account to sign up?

Accepted Answer

You can sign up without a brokerage account, however, in order to make full use of the platform and track your trading performance you need to link a supported US broker.

Question 7

Which brokers does kinfo support?

Accepted Answer

Kinfo supports most popular US brokers used by day traders, for a complete view, see the list in the app or Linking Your Broker.

Question 8

Can I be anonymous?

Accepted Answer

Yes, when you sign up you are asked to enter your name, email and a nickname, additionally, you can upload a profile picture. Only your nickname and your profile picture are shown if you decide to share any of your portfolio data. Since you can input whatever you want as your nickname and upload any picture as your profile you can still share your portfolio and be anonymous. You are asked to enter your first & last name during signup but there are no requirements & checks to what you enter.

Question 9

Do I need to share my portfolio?

Accepted Answer

No, sharing your portfolio is completely optional.

Question 10

What type of instruments does kinfo support?

Accepted Answer

Kinfo is not limited by any instrument type and supports any instrument reported by the linked broker.

Question 11

Can I automatically copy another user's trades?

Accepted Answer

No, kinfo doesn't provide copy-trading.

Question 12

How is trading performance calculated?

Accepted Answer

Performance is based on closed out trades. A closed out trade may consist of a buy and a sell transaction or multiple buy & sell transactions. When you exit your position (sell your last position), a trade will be recorded with performance data such as: If it was a winning trade The gain in dollar amounts The gain in percent Profit is calculated as the cumulative profit from closed out trades.

Question 13

Can I exclude some trades from performance calculation?

Accepted Answer

No, the integration with the broker will calculate performance based on all transactions. Furthermore, this means that no performance data can ever be faked.

Question 14

How does the star rating work?

Accepted Answer

Performance is measured by different time-periods. Each star represents a time period of 30, 90 and 365 days. A portfolio with 3 stars has proven to be profitable the last month, last 3 months and the last year.

Question 15

How often does kinfo sync with the broker?

Accepted Answer

The sync runs daily at night Eastern time (US) and will capture all trades from the previous day. Due to amount of data, PRO users have priority sync and will be done by 6-7 AM, FREE accounts are usually synced and done 9-noon.

Question 16

Can other users see my account size?

Accepted Answer

No, if you share profit in dollar amount, kinfo will only show profit based on closed out trades.

Question 17

Can other users see how many accounts I have?

Accepted Answer

No, when you link with your broker kinfo will calculate performance based on all accounts and show performance combined as a portfolio.

Question 18

How does the integration to brokers work?

Accepted Answer

Kinfo has direct integration to a number of brokers and clearing firms. Direct integrated brokers either use OAuth to provide a three-legged authentication process between the broker and kinfo, or they use less sensitive credentials that can only be used to read data, this is the case when linking via clearing firms. You can read more about the process under the guide for each broker.

Question 19

Is it safe to connect my brokerage account?

Accepted Answer

Yes, since kinfo uses tokens and best practice security standards to authenticate and communicate with your broker you can see it as safe. Noteworthy details are: Credentials never pass kinfo and can't be seen or stored The connection is read-only and can't change or execute trades on your account All communication are encrypted with bank-level encryption certificates

Question 20

Does kinfo know my real name?

Accepted Answer

In the signup process, it is not a requirement to put your real name in first & last name, the email can also be any email address and obfuscated from the person's real name. To be fully transparent, there are still cases when a user's real name will be known to kinfo staff. Kinfo is a Swedish company governed by Swedish & EU law which are very strict when it comes to protecting users' privacy and integrity, apart from terms and privacy policy, these rights are protected by GDPR which prevents any company in the EU from collecting and using personally identifiable information in a way that is not disclosed without users' consent.

Question 21

How do you make money?

Accepted Answer

Kinfo has a paid PRO tier which users can subscribe to.

Question 22

Where are you located?

Accepted Answer

HQ is in Stockholm even though the target market for kinfo is US only.

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