Influencers and Trading: A New Approach to Investment Tools

The phenomenon of “finfluencers” has gained significant attention, but Ivan Patrici and Carson Hein are concerned about the misleading advice and scams that can ensnare unsuspecting traders.

Patrici, an active trader with more than 300,000 followers on social media, has built his own influence. However, he grew disenchanted with the information shared by online celebrities. To combat this, he collaborated with Hein, who was still a teenager at the time. Their goal was to empower everyday investors by developing QuantMap.

“You’re either fabricating your earnings from trading with brokers and prop firms, or you’re not being truthful about your gains from normal trading,” Patrici remarked to Business Insider, criticizing the narratives influencers promote to attract followers. “I decided to consult the most skilled traders I know and create a system with them.”

Hein, the young trader, began to construct the platform known as QuantMap when he was just 15. Both he and Patrici recognized a credibility gap among influencers and aimed to provide individual investors tools and data typically reserved for larger corporations.

QuantMap markets itself as a tool for charting and analysis, offering users market data, option flow, and live news that could influence trading decisions.

A community aspect features prominently in their platform, with live trading sessions hosted on Discord every weekday. Hein emphasized that this initiative aims to demonstrate the platform’s capabilities to both traders and prospective users. It also serves as a response to financial influencers who share unverified profit screenshots or promote trading strategies without solid proof of effectiveness.

“I don’t care for broker statements,” Hein shared. “I want users to witness live trading. Whatever strategy, system, or software they’re using, if it’s done live, there’s no way to fake it. That’s a key component of QuantMap.”

Hein reminisced about his early experiences with various Discord communities and online trading courses. “I needed to discover the right community and learn what actually works in the market. That’s when I decided to pay attention to institutions like banks and hedge funds.”

After years of dedication to developing QuantMap, Hein and Patrici, with the help of a developer friend, launched the platform in early 2026.

Both Hein and Patrici aspire for QuantMap to democratize quantitative analysis, enabling everyday traders to gain an advantage in a rapidly evolving market that benefits larger companies with superior resources.

“We’re utilizing formulas developed by my co-founders throughout the years and lessons learned from discussions with ex-quants at various hedge funds and trading desks. This allows us to visualize quantitative data that’s often invisible to the average person,” Patrici stated.