Investopedia is a stock market simulator that allows users to track virtual portfolios and learn about investing. The author enjoys using Investopedia to understand how the stock market works with different stocks listed on the major exchanges like NASDAQ, NYSE, and AMEX. As a beginner investor, the author has experienced both profits and losses through practicing strategies on Investopedia. It is a good learning tool for understanding concepts like buying power, cash levels, and annual returns without the real risk of losing money in the live markets.

1. INVESTOPEDIA
Rehan Uddin Khan
ID: 4552

2. Investopedia is a place where you can enjoy the
stock market; it is good stimulator to understand
the how stock market works with different stock.
There are major three markets NESDAQ, NYSE,
AMEX. It is very easy to login I myself login and
enjoy different stock strategies, learn stock
market jargons, how to face fluctuating quotes of
stocks. I some time face loss and profit also. If I
invest my own money into the stock market

3. Uddinkhan
Member Since: 2011
Experience: Beginner
Primary Investing Style(s): Growth Investor
Time Horizon: Day Trader

4. Account Value
It showed the total current value of the portfolio, which is updated every
night after the market close. In the bracket showed the currency nature. My
account value is $126,917.36. I started from the $100,000 and earned $
26,917 more as profit in long position.
Buying Power
It is defined ability to make trade is based on the value of the portfolio and cash
position. No one can buy exceed current buying power. My account
Buying power is $8,566.89. It could be in loss if someone purchase exceeds
from the actual buying power, I faced that position many times.
Cash
It is displayed the amount of cash you presently have in the account. My
current account value is $96,938.60. Buying power is a better representative
of how much you can spend on further investments

5. Current Price
It is displayed the current market value per share. Daily changes when market
starts.
Total Gain/Loss
It displayed the % Change of gains or losses from when the position was
first entered into. Main thing is how to purchase stock? There are different
strategies for purchasing stock. It up to you whether or not you followed or
select..
Annual Return
It is refers to percentage of return that you earned if your returns or stock
prices is increasing it showed increasing account value by this percentage
per day.

6. •Don’t “Pick Stocks,” Buy Great Companies at Great Prices
•Focus on Important Factors, Filter out the Noise
•Avoid Big Money-Losing Blunders
•Don’t Lose Sight of the Big Picture
•Invest With Savvy—Not Unwarranted Risk
•Conflicts of Interest are Investors’ Enemies—Avoid Them!
•Don’t Go With the Flow…Find Your Own Way

7. •Below Market Interest Rate - BMIR
•Free Market
•FTSE NASDAQ 500 Index
•Black Friday
•Graham Number
•White Collar
•Notice of Termination
•Adjustable-Rate Mortgage - ARM

8. In the stimulator there are three way to invest in the market.
•Stock
•Option Stock
•Short selling
Awards
There are different type of award in the stimulator,
I had earned three awards and gained 500 points.
•Bear
•Bull
•Watch list

9. Investopedia is the good source for those who want
to learn the stock market dealing. It helps in different
aspect in finance. There are number of article
available according to the financial background,
stock market history, daily summary, expert opinion
about different stock, there are tutorial available
through it every one can easily learn how to work in
investopedia. For student there is edge because they
do not have enough money to invest in stock so this
is the way they can learn and make their competency
in the stocks