Simvest.com Offers Fun Mode Vs Realistic Mode
Our site offers two modes for Virtual Trading: Fun Mode and Realistic Mode.
Click the Manage Portfolios tab to switch modes.
| Fun Mode | Realistic Mode | |
| Goal | Simple, convenient | More like a real brokerage |
| Free to use | 100% | 100% |
| Order Types | Market | Market, Limit, Stop Market/Limit, Trailing Stops;Read more |
| Place orders anytime | Yes | Yes |
| Orders execute | Immediately | Only when market is open See Market Hours |
| Order expirations | N / A | Several options; Read more |
| Trade indexes like $TICKIXN | Yes | No |
| Trade fractional shares | Yes | No |
| Max shares per day per stock | Unlimited | ~50% of avg. daily volume |
| Max ownership per stock | Unlimited | ~10% of outstanding shares |
| Max shares per trade | 10 Billion * For penny stocks | 1 Million |
| Real-time quotes | Delayed 15 minutes | Delayed 15 minutes |
| Short selling | Yes | Yes, above $5/share |
| Interest earned on cash | No | 1.00% Interest Rate * Paid on the 1st of the month |
| Dividends | No | Maybe later this year |
| Margin trading | No | Maybe later this year |
Note: All contests run in Realistic Mode.
