Stock Market Simulator: the ₹10 lakh trading game
Start with ₹10 lakh of virtual money and thirty trading sessions. Prices behave like a real market: every stock has its own volatility and sensitivity to the index, gaps open overnight, headlines move whole sectors, rumours sometimes come true and results days gap harder. Buy, sell, short and set brackets — then see whether you beat the index.
How to play
- Pick a stock from the watchlist and choose a size. The ticket shows the cost and the charges before you place it.
- Buy to go long, or sell to go short within your margin limit. Add a stop-loss and a target, and the desk closes the trade for you when either is hit.
- Pause the market whenever you want to think, or speed it up to 2×, 4× or 8×.
- After thirty sessions everything is squared off, and your profit or loss is the score.
Controls
- Keyboard & mouse
- B buy · S sell · X square off · Space pause the market · 1–7 pick a stock
- Touchscreen
- On a phone the desk switches to tabs; pause the market any time to think.
Scoring
Your score is your closing profit or loss in rupees, after brokerage, STT, stamp duty and GST. The results put your equity curve beside the Nifty over the same thirty sessions.
Tips
- Size positions so one bad trade can’t sink the run — brackets make that automatic.
- Overnight gaps are real, so holding into the close is a decision.
- Watch the results calendar: those days move a stock far more than a normal open.
- Charges add up. Overtrading is the fastest way to lose.
Questions
Is it real money or real prices?
Neither. It is virtual money in a simulated market, calibrated so each stock moves with a realistic volatility and sensitivity to the index.
Can I short sell?
Yes. Selling more than you hold opens a short position, as long as you stay within the margin limit; fall too far below it and the broker squares you off.
Is it a good way to learn trading?
It is a safe place to practise position sizing, stop-losses and the effect of charges without risking money. It is not financial advice, and real markets carry real risk.