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ApexInvestor

Stock Market Simulator for Teens & New Investors

A fast-paced, gamified simulator that teaches the basics of the stock market and personal finance. It uses fictional currency with real-world stock tickers from companies you already know โ€” realistic, but completely safe. Multiple devices connect over the same Wi-Fi to compete on a live shared leaderboard.

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Live ticking
Prices wiggle every 6s
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Fractional shares
Buy 0.5 of a stock
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News events
Funny alerts move prices
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LAN leaderboard
Compete on net worth

Built for

Kids in households, classrooms, and clubs learning their first money and investing concepts.

Key features

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Custom kid profiles

Pick a username, emoji avatar, theme color, and a starting pool of pretend cash ($5k, $10k, or $25k).

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Live ticking market

Prices move every 6 seconds; cards flash green (up) or red (down) to capture attention.

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Interactive news events

Funny real-time alerts instantly impact stock prices so kids learn how news affects valuations.

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Fractional shares

Buy and sell partial shares so no one is locked out of higher-priced stocks.

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Finance Academy

Quizzes on stocks, portfolios, buying low vs. selling high, and diversification โ€” correct answers reward bonus cash.

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Shared LAN leaderboard

Real-time ranking of every profile on the network by total net worth (cash + holdings).

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Full transaction logs

A ledger of every trade: date, ticker, BUY/SELL, share amount, execution price, and total cost.

Built for the classroom

Real-time play on a single local network, so a whole classroom can compete together over the same Wi-Fi โ€” no internet required.

Fictional currency only. ApexInvestor is an educational simulation โ€” no real money, accounts, or trading involved.

Want your learner trading (safely) this week?

ApexInvestor is part of our hands-on Money & Finance workshops.

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