What changed
| Time | Simulator | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 08:05 UTC | Bybit Demo Trading | Country availability downgraded to partial: provider's restricted list is non-exhaustive; unlisted countries now 'Unverified' |
| 2026-10-17 08:05 UTC | Vantage App Demo | Country availability downgraded to partial: provider's restricted list is non-exhaustive; unlisted countries now 'Unverified' |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | Schwab thinkorswim paperMoney | data: real-time → Real-time simulated market data (paperMoney); affiliate: unknown → referral only (Schwab Refer a Friend, for clients); affiliate_url: None → https://www.schwab.com/refer-a-friend; country availability: partial |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | Webull paperTrade | reset: Yes, any time → Yes (Reset Account; legacy system lets you set an amount); platforms: mobile, web, desktop → ['mobile', 'desktop', 'web']; affiliate: unknown → yes (requires a Webull brokerage account; approval); affiliate_url: None → https://act.webullapp.com/mktb/partners/individual; limits: US stocks incl. extended/overnight sessions; no PDT rule in paper → Legacy paper data cleared after 180 days inactivity; Webull Australia paper tradi…; country availability: partial |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | TradingView Paper Trading | reset: Yes (clears history) → Yes (reset sets new balance, currency and leverage; clears history); country availability: global |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | moomoo Paper Trading | start_balance: $1M stocks/options; $10M futures → 1M per market account (US app: HKD, USD, CNH, SGD; Canada app: USD, CAD); affiliate: yes (US referral) → yes (Canada affiliate page; US influencer program); affiliate_url: https://invest.us.moomoo.com/newreferral_invite → https://www.moomoo.com/ca/events/welcome_affiliate; country availability: allowlist |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | Interactive Brokers Paper Trading | data: Free trial: 10-15 min delayed; paper account mirrors live data subscriptions → Free trial: delayed 10-15 min (OTC spot FX & metals non-delayed); paper …; account: Same-day free trial, or full paper account after live application approved → Free trial, or paper account once a live account is approved (funding n…; start_balance: $1,000,000 (full paper) → US$1,000,000 (paper account); affiliate: yes → yes (Influencer/CPC Publisher program; client Refer-a-Friend); country availability: partial |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | NinjaTrader Simulator | data: Live for 14-day trial, then delayed unless funded/subscribed → Live streaming for 14-day trial, then delayed unless data subscription or funded account; price: Free plan $0; Monthly $99; Lifetime $1,499 (platform) → Free platform and simulator (paid platform licences optional); account: Free download, no deposit → Free; no deposit required; replay: Market Replay up to 1,000x over last 90 days (needs funded account) → Yes (Market Replay: up to 90 days of tick data, up to 1,000x speed); reset: unknown → Yes (Sim101: Edit Account > Reset); affiliate: unknown → yes (via impact.com); affiliate_url: None → https://vendor-support.ninjatrader.com/s/article/FAQ-NinjaTrader-Ecosystem-Affiliate-Program; country availability: unknown |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | TradeStation Simulator | data: Real-time with funded account → Free real-time data for non-professionals (funded account required); start_balance: Unlimited → Unlimited paper dollars; reset: Yes → Yes (balance resets); affiliate: unknown → yes (US via impact.com per affiliate listings; EU Referring Party programme); affiliate_url: None → https://tradestation.eu/referrers/; country availability: partial |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | Investopedia Stock Simulator | data: 15-min delayed (per BrokerChampion) → Delayed; game owner sets delay (default 20 min); start_balance: Virtual cash (amount not stated) → $100,000 default; custom games $1,000-$1,000,000; reset: unknown → Only if the game's rules allow; affiliate: unknown → no public program found; country availability: unknown |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | HowTheMarketWorks | data: Delayed (at least 15 min, per Rapunzl) → Real quotes; some real-time, some delayed 15-20 min; US orders fill at real-time bid/ask; start_balance: unknown → Practice cash changeable via support; custom contests any amount/currency; reset: unknown → Yes (practice portfolio; contests if allowed); price: Free (ad-supported) → Free (ad-supported); classroom plans $10/student (grades 6-12), $25/student (university); country availability: unknown |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | The Stock Market Game (SIFMA Foundation) | data: unknown → Real-time or end-of-day games, depending on the game (SMG rules); price: No cost or low cost → Set by state coordinators (e.g. $10-$30 per team in Virginia); country availability: allowlist |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | StockTrak | data: unknown → Delayed at least 15 minutes (site quote notice); markets: ['global equities'] → ['50+ global exchanges']; country availability: unknown |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | Alpaca Paper Trading API | data: IEX data only on Paper Only accounts → Real-time IEX data (Paper Only accounts get IEX only); reset: unknown → Create/delete paper accounts (replaces reset); start_balance: $100,000 default → $100,000 default; balance set when creating a new paper account; affiliate: unknown → no (official: no referral programme for API partners); affiliate_url: None → ; country availability: global |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | E*TRADE (Power E*TRADE) Paper Trading | reset: unknown → Yes, back to $100,000 (per brokerage-review.com); country availability: partial |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | tastytrade Simulated Trading | Removed: tastytrade does not offer paper trading (official support article 43000498775) |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | eToro Virtual Portfolio | start_balance: $100,000 → $100,000; support can top up (max $100,000) or reduce (min $2,000); affiliate: unknown → yes (eToro Partners); affiliate_url: None → https://etoropartners.com/; limits: Availability varies by country → Virtual Portfolio not available in NY, NV, HI, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands; country availability: blocklist |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | Plus500 Demo | account: unknown → Demo with no time limit; start_balance: Not stated → Adjustable (Funds Management > Set Demo Funds); reset: Automatic at EUR200 or below → Auto-restores when balance falls to EUR200 or less; affiliate: unknown → yes (+500Affiliates); affiliate_url: None → https://www.500affiliates.com/; country availability: partial |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | IG Demo Account | start_balance: $20,000 → $20,000 virtual funds (IG International); limits: → Demo has no slippage, no overnight/dividend adjustments; trades never rejected for size; affiliate: unknown → yes (via impact.com); affiliate_url: None → https://www.ig.com/en/marketing-partnership/affiliate-partnerships; country availability: partial |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | Vantage App Demo | affiliate: unknown → yes (CPA affiliate / IB); affiliate_url: None → https://partners.vantagemarkets.com/; country availability: blocklist |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | MetaTrader 4/5 Demo (via brokers) | account: unknown → Demo opened in the terminal on a broker's server; no investment; start_balance: Broker-defined → Chosen when opening (deposit drop-down); country availability: unknown |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | CME Group Trading Simulator | price: 14-day free trial → Free ($0); data: unknown → Real market data delayed 10 min in practice; real-time in Trading Challenges; reset: unknown → Yes (practice account; Challenge accounts cannot be reset); account: unknown → Free CME Group login; affiliate: unknown → no public program found; country availability: unknown |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | Zacks Trade Paper Trading | account: unknown → Demo requested by email, 90 days (per TradersUnion); start_balance: $1,000,000 → $1,000,000 (per TradersUnion); country availability: unknown |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | Public.com Paper Trading | Removed: Public.com does not offer a paper trading/demo account (per BrokerChooser review) |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | Tradeskill | price: Free → Free forever (per site); replay: Free chart replay & backtesting → Yes (free chart replay & backtesting); data: Live prices → Live prices (per site); country availability: unknown |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | InvestGame | start_balance: unknown → $10,000; data: Real-time feeds (per site) → Real-time (per site); country availability: unknown |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | TradePlay (TradeWire) | account: No brokerage account → No brokerage account or deposit (developer site); data: unknown → Real-time prices (developer site); markets: ['stocks from 54+ countries'] → ['stocks from 50+ countries', 'FX', 'crypto', 'indices']; country availability: partial |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | AlgoTest | price: unknown → Paid: forward test 50 credits per strategy per 28 days (free tier is backtests only); data: unknown → Live market data (forward test); affiliate: unknown → unclear (Exly affiliate page, no terms shown); country availability: partial |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | Sensibull | price: unknown → Free for Zerodha customers; others get a 3-day mini-trial and can start a 7-day trial; data: unknown → Delayed by 1 minute (regulatory); affiliate: unknown → no own program found (Zerodha referral points); country availability: partial |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | Neostox | data: unknown → Delayed by 30 days (Neostox FAQ); price: unknown → Free trial, then subscription (e.g. Silver ₹589/month incl. GST); start_balance: unknown → ₹10 lakh (per Neostox site); top-ups allowed; account: unknown → Account; free trial; affiliate: unknown → referral (Refer & Earn on site); country availability: partial |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | 5Trade Paper Trading | data: real-time → Live real-time data (official); country availability: partial |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | AlgoCharting | country availability: partial |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | PaperTrader PRO | data: Free tier delayed; real-time paid → Live NSE prices (per site); price: Free tier + paid → Free app; crypto trading is Premium; start_balance: unknown → ₹1,00,000; add funds anytime; platforms: mobile → ['Android']; country availability: partial |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | Bybit Demo Trading | start_balance: unknown → 50,000 USDT + 50,000 USDC + 1 BTC + 1 ETH; reset: unknown → No manual reset; data cleared after 30 days without access; top-ups when equity < 10,000 USDT; account: Bybit account → Bybit account; no KYC for demo; data: unknown → Simulates mainnet prices; affiliate: unknown → yes (Bybit Affiliates); affiliate_url: None → https://affiliates.bybit.com/en/; country availability: blocklist |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | Binance Futures Testnet | start_balance: unknown → 3,000 USDT; faucet top-ups (Binance FAQ); account: unknown → Binance account (Futures mock trading); affiliate: unknown → yes (Binance Affiliate; follower/community thresholds); affiliate_url: None → https://www.binance.com/en/activity/affiliate; country availability: partial (restricted US/CA/NL) |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | Pi42 (practice) | account: unknown → Free account (KYC needed for live trading); affiliate: unknown → referral (20% of referees' fees); affiliate_url: None → https://pi42.com/refer; country availability: partial |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | Wall Street Survivor | price: Free (per Rapunzl) → Free stock game; paid courses; country availability: unknown |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | GlanWick | url: https://alternativeto.net/software/glanwick/about/ → https://glanwick.com/; price: Free + paid advanced → Free journal; paid plans for advanced analytics/broker sync (7-day trial); limits: Models fees and slippage → Crypto paper trading with simulated 0.4% fees and 0.01-0.05% slippage; country availability: unknown |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | Trade Ideas (simulated trading) | price: Paid → Standard $127/mo or $1,068/yr; Premium $254/mo or $2,136/yr; data: real-time → Real-time (real-time paper trading in-app); affiliate: unknown → yes (15-30% CPA + 10% renewals); affiliate_url: None → https://www.trade-ideas.com/affiliate-program/; country availability: unknown |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | TradersPost (paper broker) | price: unknown → 7-day free trial; Starter $41.65/mo billed yearly; extra paper accounts $5/mo; affiliate: unknown → yes (20% recurring up to 3 years); affiliate_url: None → https://traderspost.io/affiliate; country availability: unknown |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | ETNA Paper Trading Simulator | url: https://www.capterra.ca/software/196474/trading-simulator → https://www.etnasoft.com/paper-trading-platform/; price: unknown → Conflicting on ETNA pages: 'free for individuals' vs $19 delayed-quote plan; country availability: unknown |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | MockXMarket | url: https://www.capterra.com/p/10052360/MockXMarket/ → https://www.mockxmarket.com/; price: unknown → From $99/month per instructor, no per-student fees (official); country availability: unknown |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | Invested Academy | data: unknown → 15-min delayed (official); account: unknown → Account; teachers can create classes; country availability: unknown |
| 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC | TradingView The Leap (competitions) | price: Free → Free entry; account: unknown → TradingView account (plan requirement varies by edition); 18+; country availability: blocklist |
| 2026-10-17 06:40 UTC | Initial dataset | Launched with 49 simulators |
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