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The free stock market game where you trade, compete & learn.

Start with $10,000 in virtual cash. Buy and sell ten live-moving tickers, build a portfolio, and race up the leaderboard — all risk-free, right in your browser.

$10,000starting play cash
10live tickers
0real-money risk
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Twelve ways to play

Pick your market game

Every one is free, runs instantly in your browser, and teaches you how markets really move.

Flagship · Portfolio

Virtual Stock Market Simulator

Trade ten companies across tech, energy, health and finance. Manage cash, track profit & loss, and save your best return to the leaderboard.

💰 $10K start📊 P/L tracking🏆 Leaderboard
Fast · Reflex

Up / Down Prediction Game

Read the chart and call the next move. Every correct guess grows your streak and score; every miss resets it. Pure market intuition training.

⚡ 5-sec rounds🔥 Streak combos🎯 Accuracy %
Calls & Puts

Options Trading Game

Buy a call or put, set your strike, and watch a simulated stock expire to learn option payoff.

Intraday · Scalp

Day Trading Simulator

Scalp a live intraday chart with $5,000 play money and flatten before the closing bell.

Sell High First

Short Selling Game

Short a falling stock, cover at the bottom, and profit from the drop — the market in reverse.

Liquidity · Quotes

Market-Making Drill

Quote a bid and ask around a moving fair price and capture the spread under the clock.

Volatile · Coins

Crypto Trading Simulator

Scalp a fast, volatile simulated coin with $5,000 play money and ride the swings to a higher ROI.

Long & Short · FX

Forex Trading Game

Go long or short a simulated currency pair, bank your pips, and learn two-way trading risk-free.

Gold · Oil · Macro

Commodities Trading Game

Trade a simulated commodity like gold with $5,000 play money, ride supply-shock trends, and grow your ROI.

Buy & Hold · DRIP

Dividend Investing Game

Hold a steady dividend stock, collect payouts, toggle DRIP, and watch compounding snowball your ROI.

Leverage · Long & Short

Futures Trading Game

Go long or short a simulated index future with $5,000 play money, ride leveraged trends, and flatten before expiry.

Index · Buy & Hold

ETF Investing Game

Buy and hold a diversified simulated index ETF, ride a steady low-volatility uptrend, and grow your ROI the patient way.

Why MarketGames

Realistic markets, zero real risk

Lifelike price action

Tickers move with their own volatility and drift via a seeded random-walk — realistic, fair and reproducible.

Instant & offline-friendly

No account, no download, no server calls. Your portfolio saves locally and loads in milliseconds on any device.

Compete & improve

Save your ROI to the leaderboard, beat your own best, and learn what real diversification feels like.

Learn while you play

Guides & classroom resources

Plain-English explainers with simple charts — every one links to a game where you can try the idea yourself.

Stock Market for Beginners

Start here — the whole picture in one read.

How to Start Investing

A simple step-by-step beginner plan.

What Is a Stock?

Shares and ownership explained.

How the Market Works

Stocks, exchanges and prices explained.

How to Read Stock Charts

Axes, trends, support & resistance.

Candlestick Patterns

Doji, hammer, engulfing & more.

What Is a Bull Market?

When and why prices rise.

What Is a Bear Market?

When and why prices fall.

What Are Dividends?

Getting paid to own shares.

What Is an ETF?

Many stocks in a single trade.

What Is Market Cap?

How company size is measured.

What Is an Index?

S&P 500, Dow & Nasdaq explained.

Bid-Ask Spread

The hidden cost in every trade.

How to Diversify

Spread risk so one loss can't sink you.

Game Strategies

How to climb the leaderboard.

Paper vs Real Trading

What a simulator can & can't teach.

Paper Trading Explained

Why practice trading works.

Trading Glossary

Every term in plain English.

What Is a Stock Split?

Forward & reverse splits, same value.

What Is an IPO?

How companies go public.

What Is a Mutual Fund?

Pooled, diversified investing.

What Is a Bond?

Lend money, earn interest.

Dollar-Cost Averaging

Invest steadily, beat timing.

What Is a 401(k)?

Workplace retirement, employer match.

What Is a Roth IRA?

Tax-free retirement growth.

Technical Analysis

Trends, support & indicators.

Fundamental Analysis

Valuing the business itself.

Market Volatility

Why prices swing.

What Is a Stock Option?

Calls, puts & payoff.

How to Pick Stocks

A beginner's framework.

Common Mistakes

Traps that cost the most.

What Is a Portfolio?

Asset allocation explained.

Risk vs Reward

The core investing trade-off.

What Is Short Selling?

Profiting when prices fall.

What Is an Index Fund?

Own the whole market cheaply.

What Is a Hedge Fund?

Private, long/short, 2-and-20.

What Is a REIT?

Real estate income as a stock.

NYSE vs Nasdaq

The two big exchanges compared.

What Is a Market Order?

Buy or sell right now.

What Is a Limit Order?

Trade only at your price.

What Is a Stop-Loss?

Cap your losses automatically.

What Is Margin Trading?

Borrowing to trade bigger.

What Is Leverage?

Magnifying gains & losses.

Support & Resistance

Chart floors and ceilings.

Moving Averages

SMA, EMA & crossovers.

The RSI Indicator

Overbought & oversold.

The MACD Indicator

Trend & momentum signal.

What Is Dividend Yield?

Income per dollar invested.

What Is the P/E Ratio?

Price per dollar of profit.

What Is a Stock Buyback?

Shrinking the share count.

What Is a Candlestick?

Read one bar at a glance.

What Is Trading Volume?

The conviction behind a move.

What Is a Moving Average?

Smooth the trend line.

What Is a Stock Ticker?

The symbol behind every trade.

What Is a Blue-Chip Stock?

Big, stable & established.

What Is a Penny Stock?

Cheap, volatile & risky.

What Is a Stock Dividend?

Paid in shares, not cash.

What Is Compound Growth?

Returns earning returns.

Time Value of Money

Why a dollar today beats tomorrow.

What Is CAGR?

Compound annual growth rate.

What Is the Sortino Ratio?

Downside risk, Sortino vs Sharpe.

What Is a Stop-Limit Order?

Trigger plus price control.

Portfolio Diversification

Don't bet it all on one.

New & in-depth

Investing skills & strategy guides

Deeper explainers on building wealth, managing risk and thinking like an investor — each one cited and beginner-friendly.

Investing for Beginners

The whole starter picture in one read.

Start Investing With $100

A realistic first-step plan.

Choose a Brokerage

Fees, account types & safety.

Set Investment Goals

Horizon, target & risk tolerance.

Risk Management Basics

Protect your capital first.

Asset Allocation

The stocks-bonds-cash mix.

How Many Stocks to Own?

The diversification sweet spot.

Buy & Hold vs Active Trading

Which approach wins long term.

Bull vs Bear Market

Rising vs falling markets compared.

ETF vs Mutual Fund

Which pooled fund is better.

Growth vs Value Investing

Two classic styles compared.

Technical vs Fundamental

Two ways to analyze a stock.

Market vs Limit Orders

Speed versus price control.

What Is Day Trading?

The risks and the reality.

Trading Psychology

Beat fear and greed.

Earnings Reports

Why stocks jump on results.

Stock Screeners

Filter the whole market.

Expense Ratios

The fee that quietly compounds.

Capital Gains Taxes

How investment profits are taxed.

Dividend Reinvestment (DRIP)

Compound your dividends.

Inflation & Stocks

How rising prices hit markets.

What Is a Recession?

Downturns and your money.

What Causes a Crash?

Why markets fall fast.

After-Hours Trading

Trading beyond the bell.

Why Simulators Work

Learn investing risk-free.

How Much to Invest in Stocks?

Frameworks for beginners.

Open a Brokerage Account

Step-by-step for beginners.

How to Read a Stock Quote

Bid, ask, last & volume.

UK Dividend Tax Guide

Allowance & rates for 2026/27.

CGT on Shares (UK)

Tax on your investment gains.

Stocks & Shares ISA Tax

Tax-free investing explained.

Options Greeks

Delta, gamma, theta & vega.

Tax-Loss Harvesting

Turn losses into tax savings.

Wash Sale Rule

The 30-day tax trap.

Preferred Stock

Hybrid of stock & bond.

Free tools

Investing calculators & quizzes

Run the numbers before you trade — free, instant, no sign-up. Built to pair with the simulator.

Compound Interest

Grow a lump sum + monthly deposits.

Investment Return (CAGR)

Total & annualized return.

Dividend & DRIP

Income with reinvestment.

Dollar-Cost Averaging

DCA vs lump-sum.

Stock Profit

Net gain after fees.

Retirement Savings

Project your nest egg.

Position Size

Risk-based share sizing.

Risk / Reward

R:R & break-even win-rate.

Inflation

Future buying power.

Portfolio Allocation

Stocks / bonds / cash mix.

Options Profit

Call & put P/L, break-even.

Capital Gains Tax

Tax owed on your gain.

Dividend Reinvestment

DRIP compounding snowball.

Portfolio Rebalancing

Trades to hit your target.

Expense Ratio Impact

True cost of fund fees.

Margin

Buying power & margin call.

Short Selling

Profit on a falling stock.

Bond Yield

Current yield & YTM.

Rule of 72

Years to double your money.

Sharpe Ratio

Risk-adjusted return.

Beta

Volatility vs the market.

Annualized Return (CAGR)

Per-year growth rate.

Savings Goal

Monthly deposit to hit it.

Net Worth Tracker

Assets minus liabilities.

Future Value

Lump sum + contributions.

Present Value

Discount future money.

ROI

Return %, annualized.

Break-Even Price

Sell price to get even.

Average Down

New average cost basis.

Sortino Ratio

Downside risk-adjusted.

Portfolio Return

Weighted average return.

P/E Ratio

Price per $ of profit.

PEG Ratio

P/E adjusted for growth.

EPS

Earnings per share.

Market Cap

Price × shares = size.

Price-to-Book

Value vs net assets.

Payout Ratio

Is the dividend safe?

Stop-Loss / Take-Profit

Exit prices & risk/reward.

Stock Split

New shares & price.

Dividend Yield

Yield & yield on cost.

Dividend Growth

Compound rising payouts.

Dividend Income

Monthly income from a portfolio.

4% Rule

Safe retirement withdrawals.

Real Rate of Return

Returns after inflation.

Options Breakeven

Breakeven for calls & puts.

Covered Call

Premium income & breakeven.

Cash-Secured Put

Put income & net cost.

P/E Comparison

Compare up to 4 stocks.

Earnings Yield

E/P — the inverted P/E.

Price-to-Sales

Value stocks on revenue.

Return on Equity

ROE + DuPont breakdown.

Debt-to-Equity

Leverage on the balance sheet.

Current Ratio

Short-term liquidity check.

DCF Value

Intrinsic value per share.

Graham Number

Classic fair-value ceiling.

Share Dilution

Ownership & EPS after new shares.

Kelly Criterion

Optimal bet & position size.

Maximum Drawdown

Worst peak-to-trough loss.

WACC

Weighted cost of capital.

CAPM

Required return from beta.

Dividend Discount Model

Gordon Growth intrinsic value.

Return on Assets

Profit per $ of assets.

ROIC

Return on invested capital.

Enterprise Value

True takeover price.

EV / EBITDA

The dealmaker's multiple.

Book Value / Share

Net assets per share + P/B.

FCF Yield

Cash return after capex.

Quick Ratio

Acid-test liquidity.

Working Capital

Assets minus liabilities.

Interest Coverage

Can it service its debt?

Profit Margins

Gross, operating & net.

Treynor Ratio

Return per unit of beta.

401(k)

Match & growth projection.

Stock Market Quiz

Test your investing IQ.

Risk Tolerance Quiz

Find your investor profile.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is the stock market game really free?

Yes. Every game on MarketGames is 100% free, runs in your browser, and needs no account, download, or payment. You start with $10,000 in virtual cash.

Do I use real money?

Never. All cash, prices and trades are simulated. It is impossible to lose or win real money — the goal is to learn investing and have fun risk-free.

Can teachers use this in class?

Absolutely. There is no login wall, it works on Chromebooks and phones, and our student guide includes a ready-made lesson flow.

How do prices move?

Each ticker follows a deterministic random-walk model with its own volatility and drift, so the market feels realistic and unpredictable — just like the real thing, but safe.