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Benefits
- Monitor IPOs
- Basics of Investing
- Read Stock Tables
- Trading Strategies
- Complex
- Opportunity to Practice Conducting Research
- Historical prices & trading data
- Performance charts
- P/E Ratios
References
- http://www.investopedia.com/articles/stocks/08/stock-simulator.asp
- http://www.investopedia.com/articles/active-trading/070814/how-do-you-use-stock-simulators.asp
- http://www.investopedia.com/articles/basics/09/stock-market-simulator.asp
- http://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/041615/disadvantages-stock-simulators.asp
- http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/stop-limitorder.asp
- http://www.investopedia.com/university/margin/margin1.asp
- http://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/price-earningsratio.asp
- http://www.investopedia.com/terms/o/option.asp
- http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/short.asp
Disadvantages
- Simulated Trading May Breed Complacency
- Unrealistic Trades
- Lack of real-time trading with live prices
- Risky Strategies
- Other Factors not Considered
- Investing Psychology not taken into account
Basic Terminology of Investing
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/short.asp
- Stocks
- Commissions
- Short Selling - No
- P/E Ratios
- Option Trading - No
- Limit / Stop Orders
- Margin Trading - No
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/price-earningsratio.asp
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/stop-limitorder.asp
Benefits
- Basics of Finance
- Learn
- Budgeting Money
- Comparative Math
- Interpersonal Skills
- Being part of a team
- Think Critically
- Make Decisions Quickly
- Hit the ground running
The Back-Story
- Initiative from classmates
- Competitive Nature
- Deeper understanding
- No Risk ($10,000 start up)
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Investopedia - Stock Simulator