Stock market simulator
Also called: stock simulator, trading simulator, stock market game
A stock market simulator is a game or tool that lets you buy and sell with virtual money under market-like rules, to learn investing without financial risk.
Good simulators copy real rules (order types, fees, margin, short selling, taxes), show live prices and rank players so there's something at stake.
Teachers use them in economics and finance classes because students see supply and demand, risk and compounding play out.
In Journey Shares
Journey Shares is a free stock market simulator where the "stocks" are public figures and prices move only with player trading. →
Related terms
- Paper trading: Paper trading is practising trades with pretend money, so you can learn how markets work and test strategies without risking real savings.
- Real-time quote: A real-time quote is a stock's current price as trades happen, as opposed to a delayed quote that lags by 15 to 20 minutes.
- Supply and demand: Supply and demand is the model that explains prices: when more people want something than is available, its price rises; when more is available than people want, its price falls.
Guides
Practise with $10,000 in play money
Free. No real money involved.
For learning only. This isn't financial advice.