Tools and Strategy

Almost every charting platform advertises a free plan. The word “free” covers a lot of ground, though. Sometimes it means free forever with a few restrictions. Sometimes it means free only if you open a brokerage account. And sometimes it means free, but the prices are 15 minutes old. For a beginner, the differences matter […]

Paper trading means placing pretend trades with virtual money, using real market prices. It’s the closest thing trading has to a flight simulator. You can make mistakes, test ideas, and learn the platform without losing a cent. Most beginners treat it badly, though. They open a demo account with $100,000 in fake cash, click around […]