About DanFin

I am Dan, a student who, probably just like you reading this, was in need of some money. Then I stumbled onto prop firm trading. I got curious and started doing it the way most people do: watching videos, copying whatever looked like it worked, and assuming the confident voices knew something I did not.

It did not take long to see the space was not what it looked like. Behind the polished screenshots and payout flexes is an industry full of misinformation, half-truths and outright scammers, people selling signals, courses and dreams to beginners who have no way of telling good advice from nonsense. The more I looked, the more I saw the same recycled claims repeated as fact, with almost nothing you could actually check.

So instead of adding to the noise, I decided to study it properly. I dug into the maths behind the challenges, the statistics of win rates and drawdowns, the academic research on trading strategies, and the real rules that decide whether an account passes or fails. DanFin is where I put what I learn, in a form you can use before you spend money.

What I think is wrong with this space

I do not like the way the trading and prop firm world works. It runs on hype and survivorship bias: the winners get amplified, the losers go quiet, and the gap fills with people selling certainty they do not have. Beginners are told getting funded is easy, that a good win rate guarantees success, or that one secret strategy is all they are missing. Most of it exists to sell something, not to help you think clearly.

My mission with DanFin is simple: cut through that. Show the real odds before you pay, be honest about the risks, and treat you as someone capable of making your own decision once you can actually see the numbers. No signals, no paid group, no promises of easy money.

How the tools and articles are built

Everything here is grounded in research, mathematics and statistics rather than opinion or anecdote. The simulators run Monte Carlo models over thousands of scenarios from the figures you enter. The calculators use established formulas. The articles are built on peer-reviewed studies and primary sources, and where something is uncertain or a model has limits, I say so instead of hiding it. The aim is that every claim can be checked and every tool shows its assumptions.

I am still learning, and I am open about that. It is exactly why I lean on evidence rather than gut feeling. In a space where most people are guessing, it is the only honest way to talk about the numbers.

How the site is funded

The tools and guides are free. To keep them that way, the site uses affiliate links and advertising. If you use an affiliate link, DanFin may earn a commission at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the results the simulator gives you or the content shown. You can read more in the terms and disclaimer and the privacy policy.

You can also find me on TikTok as @danfin04.

Thanks for reading,
Dan