Kane Simons — Founder & Lead Analyst

Kane Simons, widely known in the trading community as TraderKane (@traderkane), is the founder of Prop Firm Compare and co-founder of The Lab Trading, a community of over 40,000 futures traders. He is also the founder of Trading Coach.

With over 10 years of active trading experience, Kane specializes in NQ (Nasdaq) futures scalping using a precision-based intraday strategy known as “The Lab Model” — a framework built on targeting inefficiently filled markets.

In September 2024, Kane set the record for the largest single prop firm payout — $1,926,240 approved by Apex Trader Funding. What makes this stand out isn't just the number — it's that Kane achieved it with a total prop firm spend of under $5,000. While many influencers in this space spend tens of thousands cycling through accounts, Kane's results came from disciplined execution and a fraction of the capital. He has accumulated over $3.5 million in prop firm payouts across multiple firms, including $1.4 million in a single trading month.

Kane built Prop Firm Compare because he experienced firsthand how difficult it is for traders to get reliable, unbiased information about prop firms. Every review, comparison, and data point on this platform is informed by real trading experience — not marketing copy. When Kane recommends a firm, it's because he has personally traded with them, tested their rules, and verified their payouts.