Kinfo is a trading journal with a specific founding premise: performance data that cannot be faked. The platform connects directly to brokers and pulls trade data automatically. There is no manual entry, no CSV upload, no way to cherry-pick which trades appear. Every metric is calculated from actual broker transactions. For traders who share their performance publicly, or who want to follow other traders’ verified records, this is the most trustworthy data available in any journal.
KINFO AB is a Swedish company, headquartered in Stockholm, governed by Swedish and EU law including GDPR. The target market is US traders only. The platform covers stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, options, and futures. Forex is not supported.
The platform has a free tier, a PRO tier, and a PRO+ tier. Exact pricing is not published on any publicly accessible page. The PRO page lists features without figures. A 14-day free trial is confirmed. Traders should check current pricing directly in the app or web signup flow.
How Kinfo Works: The Broker Connection Model
Kinfo syncs directly with brokers using read-only access. The connection never touches credentials in a way that exposes them to kinfo. OAuth or clearing firm tokens handle authentication, and kinfo can only read transaction data, never execute trades or access funds. Every trade a user has made since linking is pulled automatically, calculated using the average cost method, and presented as performance metrics.
The broker list is focused on US active trading platforms. Confirmed integrations with full auto-sync include: CenterPoint Securities, Cobra Trading, Ocean Securities, Zimtra, Schwab, TradeZero, Interactive Brokers, Guardian Trading, SuccessTrader, TradeStation, Lightspeed, PropReports, Robinhood, and Fidelity. NinjaTrader and Tradovate are supported via CSV-style import rather than live auto-sync. E*Trade has no auto-sync (CSV only). Webull, Apex Clearing, and SpeedTrader are listed but currently noted as not working at time of writing.
History depth varies significantly by broker. Interactive Brokers pulls 4 years. Schwab, Robinhood, and PropReports pull lifetime history. TradeStation syncs only the last 3 months, a meaningful limitation for traders trying to review long-term patterns. The full detail on each broker’s history depth and timestamp availability is on kinfo’s linking-your-broker page.
A trader on any broker not in the list above cannot use kinfo. There is no manual entry path, no CSV upload for unsupported brokers, no workaround. This is by design. The verification model depends on data flowing directly from the source.
Verified Performance: The Core Differentiator
No other platform in this category makes the anti-manipulation guarantee that kinfo makes explicitly. Because all data flows from broker to kinfo with no user intervention, a trader’s win rate, average gain, and profit figures cannot be edited, filtered, or inflated. A leaderboard position means something on kinfo in a way it cannot mean on platforms where traders self-report.
For traders who share their performance publicly, to build credibility, attract followers, demonstrate a track record for a coaching business, or simply participate in a community, this matters considerably. Social proof built on self-reported data is worth very little. Social proof built on broker-verified, manipulation-proof data is a different proposition entirely.
The star rating system reflects this. A trader earns 1 star by being profitable over the last 30 days, 2 stars for 30 and 90 days, and 3 stars for 30, 90, and 365 days continuously. Three stars means a verified profitable track record across a full year, a meaningful threshold that most trading platforms have no equivalent for.
Analytics and Reporting
Free tier analytics cover the core metrics: total profit, average gain per trade in dollars and percentage, win rate, long/short breakdown, monthly journal view, and an equity curve from inception. Traders can compare their profit to the community average. The trades view lists all closed positions with entry and exit details.
PRO unlocks advanced reports that break performance down by broker, account, time of day, and individual ticker. Custom periods allow specific date ranges to be set and saved. The activity feed shows the most popular tickers being traded across the community, which serves as a basic market-level signal about where volume is concentrated.
PRO+ adds automatic options spread detection, which adjusts metrics for multi-leg strategies rather than treating each leg as a separate trade. Without spread detection, an iron condor logged as 4 separate transactions will distort win rate and average gain figures. The PRO+ feature resolves this. The Excel integration on PRO+ allows data to be imported directly into a spreadsheet and refreshed with one click, eliminating copy-pasting.
What is absent: MFE/MAE, exit analysis, R-multiples, drawdown analysis, strategy-level filtering, behavioral tagging, and any form of session-level analytics. The analytics answer the question of what happened in aggregate. They do not answer the question of why, or what specifically to change. That is a deliberate scope decision; kinfo is a performance tracking and social platform, not an analytical research tool in the vein of TradesViz or Edgewonk.
Traders who want that depth alongside kinfo’s social features will need to run two platforms in parallel. The CSV export on PRO makes that possible. Data exported from kinfo can be imported into a more analytically dense journal for deeper work.
For traders building out the habit of regular performance review before choosing a full analytics platform, the how to keep a trading journal guide covers the weekly review process that kinfo’s monthly journal view supports.
Notes, Tags, and Journal Features
PRO unlocks notes, screenshots, and tags on individual trades. The tagging system allows trades to be categorized by setup, emotion, or mistake. Notes support free text and image attachments. This is the extent of the journaling functionality. There is no WYSIWYG editor, no voice dictation, no video embeds, no session-level diary beyond the monthly view.
For traders who prioritize rich qualitative journaling, kinfo’s note-taking features are functional but minimal compared to Journalytix, TradeZella, or even Edgewonk’s notebook. The platform’s value is in verified quantitative tracking, not in the depth of the journaling experience.
Social and Community Features
The leaderboard ranks traders by verified performance. Following another trader shows their metrics, profit history, and individual trades if they have chosen to share them. Full history of other traders’ sharing is visible on PRO. Kinfluencers are verified traders with consistent documented track records who also provide educational services. Their profiles function as a live, verified demonstration of what their strategies actually produce.
Privacy is granular. Traders can share nothing, share percentages only, or share both percentages and dollar figures. Account size is never shown to other users regardless of sharing settings. Real names are not required. The signup process accepts any name and any email, and only the chosen nickname is displayed publicly. Traders who want the community benefits while remaining anonymous can do so.
The sharing controls can be changed at any time under settings.
Mobile App
Native iOS and Android apps are available. The web version and the mobile app share similar functionality, with the web offering a better overview on larger displays. For active traders who want to check their metrics during the trading day or immediately after a session on a phone, this works cleanly. The broker sync runs automatically every morning, so trades from the previous day are available in the app each morning before market open. Earlier for PRO users, who are synced by 6-7am Eastern.
Pricing
Exact prices are not displayed on kinfo’s publicly accessible pages. The structure is confirmed: a permanent free tier, PRO, and PRO+. A 14-day free trial applies to the paid tiers. Payment is via Stripe on the web version. Pricing should be checked directly in the app or during the web signup flow, as figures are only visible post-authentication.
This lack of transparent public pricing is a friction point. Traders researching the platform before signing up cannot compare the cost against competitors without creating an account first. It is worth noting before evaluating kinfo seriously.
Limitations
No manual trade entry and no unsupported broker workaround. A trader on a broker not in kinfo’s integration list cannot use the platform at all. Several listed brokers are currently non-functional (Webull, Apex Clearing, SpeedTrader with latest clearing). Traders on those platforms should verify current status before signing up.
Forex is explicitly not supported. The platform covers US equities, options, ETFs, mutual funds, and futures only.
Analytics depth is intentionally limited. MFE/MAE, exit analysis, behavioral tagging, strategy-level reporting, and drawdown analysis are not available at any tier. Kinfo answers what a trader has made; it does not deeply diagnose why.
PRO+ spread detection is the only options-specific feature. Options analytics, greeks, and spread-level reporting are not available.
TradeStation history is limited to 3 months, which significantly limits the analytical value for traders on that platform.
Pricing is not publicly displayed, which makes direct comparison against competitors impossible without signing up.
No trade replay, no backtesting, no AI features.
Bottom Line
Pros:
- 100% verified performance data; all metrics calculated directly from broker, no manipulation possible
- Leaderboard and social features built on verified rather than self-reported data
- Granular privacy controls; sharing is optional and precisely configurable
- Star rating system provides meaningful 30/90/365-day profitability verification
- Native iOS and Android apps
- PRO+ auto spread detection for options multi-leg strategies
- CSV export for use with external analytics tools
- Strong prop firm and day trading broker coverage: CenterPoint, Cobra, Zimtra, Lightspeed, Guardian, SuccessTrader, TradeZero
Cons:
- No manual entry and no CSV upload; traders on unsupported brokers cannot use kinfo
- Several listed broker integrations currently non-functional (Webull, Apex Clearing, SpeedTrader)
- Forex not supported
- Analytics depth is limited; no MFE/MAE, no exit analysis, no behavioral analysis
- Pricing not publicly displayed
- TradeStation history limited to 3 months
- No trade replay, no backtesting, no AI features
- Options analytics beyond spread detection not available
Kinfo occupies a specific and clearly defined position in this category. It is not the right platform for a trader who wants deep behavioral analysis, exit diagnostics, or AI coaching. It is the right platform for a trader who wants verified performance tracking, a credible public track record, and community access built on data that cannot be gamed.
For a trader building a coaching business, seeking prop firm funding, or wanting to demonstrate performance to a community with something more substantial than screenshots, kinfo’s verified performance model is genuinely unique in this category. No other journal makes the same guarantee.
Traders evaluating the full range of options should check the best trading journals roundup, which covers where kinfo sits relative to platforms with deeper analytics. And for traders thinking about which journaling metrics actually matter for their specific goals, the trading success guide covers the fundamentals behind measuring trading performance meaningfully.
FAQ
Is kinfo free?
Yes. A permanent free tier covers basic performance tracking, monthly journal view, leaderboard access, and community features. PRO and PRO+ tiers unlock advanced reports, notes/tags, data export, priority sync, spread detection, and Excel integration. A 14-day free trial is available on paid tiers. Exact pricing is not displayed publicly and should be checked during signup.
Which brokers does kinfo support?
Confirmed integrations with auto-sync include CenterPoint Securities, Cobra Trading, Ocean Securities, Zimtra, Schwab, TradeZero, Interactive Brokers, Guardian Trading, SuccessTrader, TradeStation, Lightspeed, PropReports, Robinhood, and Fidelity. NinjaTrader and Tradovate require manual import rather than live auto-sync. E*Trade, Webull, Apex Clearing, and SpeedTrader are listed but have limitations or are currently non-functional. The full broker list with current status is on kinfo’s linking-your-broker page.
What asset classes does kinfo support?
Stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, options, and futures. Forex is explicitly not supported. The platform focuses on US markets only.
Can performance data be manipulated on kinfo?
No. All data flows directly from broker to kinfo via read-only connection. There is no manual entry and no way to select which trades appear. Every metric is calculated from actual broker transactions, making the performance figures verifiably accurate.
Is it safe to connect a brokerage account?
Yes. Kinfo uses read-only OAuth or clearing firm tokens. Credentials are never stored or seen by kinfo. The connection cannot execute trades, access funds, or make any account changes. All communication uses 256-bit bank-level encryption.
Can I use kinfo anonymously?
Yes. Real names are not required during signup. Only the chosen nickname is displayed publicly. Sharing is entirely optional and can be toggled off at any time under settings.
Does kinfo have a mobile app?
Yes. Native apps are available for both iOS and Android with functionality equivalent to the web version.
What does PRO+ add over PRO?
PRO+ adds automatic options spread detection (which adjusts metrics for multi-leg strategies), the ability to hide individual trades from public view while maintaining a public profile, and direct Excel integration with one-click data refresh.