Stock Market Simulators

Stock simulators are a great way for students to learn how to invest and test investment strategies on real stocks, without putting real money at risk.

Many of the stock simulators in this list also come with lessons, research tools, and tips on investing, so they are great learning resources as well.

Some stock market simulators you can use are:

How The Market Works

This is the most beginner-friendly of the trading simulators on this list. It comes packed with educational resources, with a dedicated Education Center that novice and even relatively seasoned student traders should read to become an intelligent investor.

Wall Street Survivor

One of the oldest stock market simulators, Wall Street Survivor is one of the most popular because of its mix of educational content, trading contests (with real cash prizes to be one), and the opportunity to follow successful experienced traders and learn directly from the trading strategies that they use.

MarketWatch Virtual Stock Exchange

This popular simulator is run by MarketWatch, a website that specialises in financial news and information. It's most popular feature is the option to customise and create trading-based games, so it is perfect for investment competitions with students and colleagues. If you're part of a Business and Investment club, use this to set up a trading competition for your fellow club members to pit their financial knowhow against each other.

MoneyBhai by Moneycontrol - Best for Indian Stocks

For those of you who really want to learn how things works closer to home, MoneyBhai is the right site for you. In addition to having a simulation game that allows you to virtually invest in not only stocks, but also mutual funds and other asset classes, it is integrated with Moneycontrol's feed of stock advice by industry experts.