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Create your account
Register and receive a starting balance of simulated funds.
Practise trading with a portfolio you can understand.
Paper Desk lets you search current market prices, place simulated trades and follow the value of your holdings. Your activity is recorded in one account, with histories and downloadable statements available when you need them.
1. Search the market
Find a listed company by symbol
AAPL
SymbolAAPL
CompanyApple Inc.
Current price$334.23
2. Place a simulated order
Choose a quantity and review the result
OrderBuy
Quantity3 shares
Estimated total$1,002.69
Purchase recorded. Your portfolio and cash balance have been updated.
3. Follow the portfolio
See cash and holdings in one place
Cash balance$10,500.00
Holdings$2,038.39
Total value$12,538.39
| Symbol | Shares | Current value |
|---|---|---|
| AAPL | 3 | $1,002.69 |
| MSFT | 2 | $1,035.70 |
Simulated fundsPractise without placing real orders.
Current market dataSearch shares and retrieve current prices through yfinance.
Clear account recordsReview trades, deposits and withdrawals from one account.
How it works
From registration to a complete paper portfolio.
Paper Desk keeps the process direct. Each step records the information needed to understand the account later.
2
Search and trade
Find a listed company, review its current price and choose how many shares to buy or sell.
3
Follow your portfolio
Review open positions, available cash and recorded activity as prices change.
Features
The information needed to review each decision.
The application keeps market searches, holdings and account activity connected without overloading the interface.
Market search
Search by share symbol and review current company and price information.
Portfolio tracking
Combine cash and open positions into a current view of the account.
Downloadable records
Generate PDF statements for the portfolio, trades and account transactions.
Search the market
Review the share before placing an order.
Search by symbol to retrieve the company, current price and the number of shares already held in your account.
Manage a portfolio
Cash and holdings remain visible together.
Each purchase creates an open position. Paper Desk combines those positions into a portfolio containing available cash, holdings and current value.
Ready to build a paper portfolio?
Create an account and begin with simulated funds.