Wednesday, January 25, 2012

A Look At Tips On How To Profit In Virtual Stock Trading

By Harold Glisson


Sometimes referred to paper or fantasy trading; virtual stock trading a simulator stock market. This simulator helps a newbie trader learn the ups and downs of trading in the stock market. This system educates the new trader on the dynamics of trading.

Generally, most websites that have a simulator trading platform also have a real trading platform where one can buy and sell shares at a profit. This platform is usually similar to the fantasy one except that the virtual one is not real. There are also websites that have fantasy markets from which one can actually profit from. Through these sites, one can put in seed money just like the real markets.

To make profit in the fantasy trading, you must be able to understand technical analysis. Most websites have indicators which will help you determine whether the prices will move up or down. Most paper trading system use statistical analysis for determining what price a stock will be at one particular time. There are though others that use actual feeds from the main market.

Some common indicators that can be helpful in technical analysis include candlesticks, moving averages and trends. This indicators are usually available to help you trade. Knowing how to use them is of high importance if you are to make profit.

This market will potentially prepare you for the real thing. As much as this can help you profit, the case is completely different where real money is involved. Greed and fear are emotions that are real when it comes to trading shares.

The money aspect is the biggest difference when comparing these two trading systems. Profits or loss gained in fantasy trading are not real and do not actually exist. Also the seed money you use to trade is not real in paper trading. You will of course have to seed in some amount if you are to trade the real stocks.

The similarity between the two systems is that most strategies that work when trading virtual also work in the real market. You'll find that a number of websites that are involved in trading stocks online use the same platform in trading both real and virtual stocks. This is usually done to accustom the traders to the system before they start to trade the real market.

Trading the virtual system will teach you several tricks which you can apply in real trading and make profits. The system will teach you how to use money management techniques which are vital if you are to profit in this market. You also learn to use fundamental analysis which you can use to determine what direction prices will move.

It is however important to note that trading in stocks involves a substantial amount of risk. You should only trade with money that can afford to lose. You should do fantasy trading for sometime before you can venture into online market. This is of importance and will save you from heart ache and financial woes.




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