{"id":10170,"date":"2011-03-02T10:15:56","date_gmt":"2011-03-02T15:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=10170"},"modified":"2023-06-08T15:08:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T19:08:50","slug":"help-what-trading-simulator-would-you-recommend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/help-what-trading-simulator-would-you-recommend","title":{"rendered":"Choosing a Day Trading Simulator: Need Help?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Thanks for all the resources and knowledge that you share with the public.<\/p>\n<p>My 8:00 to 5:00 job makes it tough to find screen time and when I do, I often hesitate on entries. Google finds a long list of trading simulators, but could you offer a suggestion or two?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We use LightSpeed&#8217;s simulator for equities. \u00a0We have a proprietary simulator loaded with specific plays which can be used to practice. \u00a0We fall in line with<a href=\"http:\/\/traderfeed.blogspot.com\/\"> Dr. Steenbarger<\/a> who has written <a href=\"http:\/\/traderfeed.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/training-traders-role-of-simulation-in.html\">you should not trade live<\/a> until you are profitable on a demo. \u00a0 Even when our live traders struggle they may be placed on the demo by the Floor Manager or their Mentor. \u00a0What simulators have you used that you would recommend for SMBer Brian?<\/p>\n<p>Mike Bellafiore<\/p>\n<p>Author, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/One-Good-Trade-Competitive-Proprietary\/dp\/0470529407\/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1298906748&amp;sr=1-1\">One Good Trade<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks for all the resources and knowledge that you share with the public. My 8:00 to 5:00 job makes it tough to find screen time and when I do, I often hesitate on entries. Google finds a long list of trading simulators, but could you offer a suggestion or two? We use LightSpeed&#8217;s simulator for equities. \u00a0We have a proprietary &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/help-what-trading-simulator-would-you-recommend\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,908],"tags":[1639,4674,81,1193,1354,1641,1640],"class_list":["post-10170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mike-bellafiore-bellas-blogs","category-traders-ask","tag-demo","tag-one-good-trade","tag-smb-training","tag-trader-education","tag-trading-coach","tag-trading-mentor-trader-training","tag-trading-simulator","no-post-thumbnail"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Best Trading Simulator: Get Expert Recommendations! | SMB Training<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the best trading simulator! 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