About IA Trader Pro
What We Do
IA Trader Pro is an educational site focused on AI-assisted trading. We help traders use modern AI tools — ChatGPT, Claude, Python — to build indicators, automate strategies, and improve their decision-making.
We don’t sell signals. We don’t promise riches. We teach — with real tested code, transparent results, and honest broker reviews including the bad parts.
Founder
Dan Machado
Founder · Solo trader since 2018 · Built 50+ bots · Lost two accounts to bad risk management before learning the right way
Dan started trading binary options on IQ Option in 2018. Lost the first $300 to martingale. Lost the second $500 to over-leveraged Pocket Option bots. By the third attempt, after months of studying risk management and reading every academic paper on optimal position sizing he could find, he became consistently profitable on Deriv synthetic indices.
The lesson: most trading content online is hype. The strategies that actually work are boring, mathematically conservative, and require patience. IA Trader Pro exists to spread that boring truth.
Why South Africa?
South Africa has one of the most active retail trading communities in Africa, with strong FSCA regulation and increasing AI literacy. But most local trading education comes from two sources:
- Forex gurus on YouTube selling expensive courses with vague promises
- WhatsApp “signals” groups charging R500-R2000/month for tips that lose money
We offer a third path: free, honest, technical education. Every Pine Script, Python code, and bot strategy on this site can be tested on a free demo account. No course fees. No upsells. Just the knowledge.
Our Values
Real Testing
Every strategy is tested 30+ days on demo before we publish results. No backtests-only claims.
Transparency
We show drawdowns, losses, and failed strategies. Realistic expectations matter more than cherry-picked wins.
Risk First
Every tutorial includes risk management. We refuse to publish strategies without stop-losses and daily limits.
Local Context
FSCA regulation, ZAR conversions, SARS tax, POPIA compliance. Built for South African traders specifically.
No Hidden Fees
All content is free. We earn via affiliate commissions when readers register with brokers — at no cost to them.
Anti-Scam
We name pyramid schemes, ponzi operations, and unregulated brokers. If something smells bad, we say so.
How We Make Money
💰 Affiliate Commissions (Transparent)
When you register with Deriv or IQ Option through our links and deposit, the broker pays us a commission. You pay nothing extra. This funds content production, hosting, and translation into 7 languages. We only recommend brokers we have personally tested. Read full disclosure in our Disclaimer.
What We DON’T Do
- Sell paid courses or coaching
- Offer signal services or copy-trading
- Manage funds or operate as a broker
- Run WhatsApp/Telegram “VIP” groups
- Promise specific returns or “easy money”
- Hide losses or failures in our test results
- Promote unregulated brokers without warning
Content Philosophy
Three principles guide everything we publish:
- If we wouldn’t share it with our brother, it doesn’t go on the site. Quality over quantity.
- Real numbers, real losses. A 70% win rate strategy still loses sometimes. We show the drawdown chart, not just the equity curve.
- Math beats hype. Risk management is more important than the “perfect indicator”. We repeat this constantly because it’s true.
Our Target Reader
This site is for you if:
- You’re a beginner-to-intermediate retail trader
- You’re curious about AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude) for trading
- You want to learn Pine Script, Python, or MQL5 without paying R5,000 for a course
- You prefer honest content with drawdowns shown to overconfident “100% winning system” hype
- You have at least R200-R500 to risk on demo testing
This site is NOT for you if:
- You want fast money with no learning
- You expect signal/copy-trading services
- You won’t accept that trading involves real losses
- You expect AI to “solve” trading without you understanding the strategy
Start Here
New to AI trading? Read these in order:
- Beginner’s Guide to AI Trading
- Deriv Bot Setup (No Code)
- Risk Management Essentials
- Real 30-day Bot Test
Contact
Questions? Bug reports? Partnership inquiries? See our Contact page. We respond within 48 hours.