The crypto learning platform by CryptoTicker

Learn trading, before it costs you money.

Trade with $10,000 play money at live prices, learn in short lessons from our editorial team and compete on the leaderboard. Free and ready to go.

Start right away, no sign-up
Free, no credit card
Live prices in real time

Start trading for free How it works

Your first trade, before you even create an account.

BTC/USDTLive from Binance—

Buy Sell

Simulation with real prices. No real capital, no trades on any market.

130,000+readers a month at CryptoTicker

$10,000play money to start, reset any time

4 languagesDeutsch, English, Español, Français

How it works

From the first click to your own plan

Try it
Open the demo account and buy your first bitcoin with play money, no sign-up.
instant, no account
Understand
Short explanations from our editorial team, a new daily question each day and CT points for every day you show up.
Learning path with 10 lessons coming soon
Compete
In the Trading Game the CT score counts: return relative to risk. Those who steer wisely come out ahead.
Leaderboard today, season expected from January 2027

The Trading Game

A play-money competition where skill counts

Everyone starts with $10,000 in play money at live prices. The ranking is not about the highest return but the CT score: return relative to the largest drawdown. Trade calmly and wisely and you rise to the top of the leaderboard.

The Trading Game in the browser: prices, chart, the ticket to buy and sell, and the steps to join — Real prices, your play money, your rank on the leaderboard: this is what the Trading Game looks like.

The Trading Game on a phone with chart and balance — Real prices, your play money, your rank on the leaderboard: this is what the Trading Game looks like.

How the Trading Game works

Open the Trading Game and trade

Choose coin, direction and size. You make your first three trades without an account.
Secure your rank

Create a free account with your email address. Your balance, CT points and rank are kept.
Trade wisely and climb

Go long or short on the most traded coins. The CT score rewards return with a small drawdown, and your rank shows live on the leaderboard.

What you win

Your rank on the leaderboard
Every month gets its own leaderboard in the archive, recording who was ahead, with rank and CT score.
CT points, badges and levels
For every day you take part, for the daily question and for badges. From the first season with prize money, you can swap 1,000 CT points for one month of league play.
Prize money from the first season
The first season with prize money is expected to start in January 2027. The size of the prize pool will be set before it begins and published here.

Live

The leaderboard right now

League up to 10×, calculated from real trades.

See the full leaderboard

Ready for your first trade in the Trading Game?

Free, your first three trades without an account. You can practise unranked at any time in the demo account.

Join the Trading Game now Trading Game or demo account?

What to expect

Practise, understand and get a little better every day

Everything in one place and free: demo account, daily question and leaderboard, with the learning path coming soon.

Learning path: crypto trading in 10 lessons

Coming soon

Each lesson: a short text from our editorial team, an exercise in the demo account and three questions. Every lesson you pass earns CT points.

What bitcoin is and how its price forms
Exchange, wallet, play money: where your money sits
Market and limit: how you buy
Position size: the one calculation
Set a stop loss and stick to it
Understanding long and short
Leverage: what tenfold really means
Measuring drawdown and risk
Fees and taxes in brief
Your own trading plan

Sample question from lesson 3

Bitcoin is at $83,000. You place a buy order with a limit of $80,000. What happens?

Read the beginner’s guide to crypto trading

Daily question

Today

A new question every day about the price of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana or XRP. Answers until 2 pm, result at 10 pm Berlin time.

5 CT points for taking part, 10 more if you are right.

Leaderboard with CT score

Trading Game

Scoring is return divided by the largest drawdown. So whoever keeps risk under control comes out ahead.

Worked example	Return	Drawdown	CT score
Trader A	+40 %	32 %	1.25
Trader B	+18 %	6 %	3.00

Trader B is ahead, even though A made a higher return.

To the leaderboard

Demo account in three levels

Practise

Our trading simulator with real prices, free and without sign-up.

1BeginnerThree coins, three amounts, buy or sell

2StandardChart, 50 coins, any amount

3ProLeverage, limit and stop, indicators

Your progress is saved. You can start over any time.

Guide: trading demo account without sign-up

Ask CryptoTicker

Coming soon

What is a short squeeze?

Answers from our articles, with sources. Questions we have not answered yet go to the editorial team.

Levels and CT points

Your progress, visible from day one

Levels show what you have mastered. You earn CT points for the days you show up and for skill, never for the number of your trades.

Spectator0
Beginner2
Practitioner4
Advanced6
Squad player9
Regular12

The number under each level: how many badges you need for it.

First visit of the day, in the cockpit or demo account	10
Weekly goal: active on 3 of 7 days	50
First trade of the day	5
Daily question, bonus if right	5 + 10
Badges, such as “Kept calm”	20 to 30
Invited a friend who plays	100

From the first season with prize money, you can swap 1,000 CT points for one month of league play.

See your training progress

Trading Game

Practise, compete, play for prize money later

Free stock market games compared

Demo accountnot ranked Practise without limits with play money at real prices, free and with no credit card. Save your progress, start over any time. LeaderboardnoPrize moneynoCost0 € Open the demo account Pre-seasonrunning now Like the real competition, for free. Your trades count towards the leaderboard, and your first three trades need no account. LeaderboardyesPrize moneynoCost0 € Compete

First season with prize moneyexpected January 2027

The size of the prize pool is set before the start and published here.

LeaderboardyesPrize moneyyesfrom29 €

What you can rely on

Learning with clear rules

Knowledge you apply yourself

We explain how markets work. What you do with that is up to you.

Play money and real prices

You practise under real conditions, and your own money stays where it is.

Free stays free

The demo account and the pre-season cost nothing. You see the league prices up front.

From an editorial team you know

Explanations and guides come from CryptoTicker, with sources and dates.

Ready for real money?

From the demo account to the right exchange

Our exchange comparison shows the providers’ fees, terms and regulation, updated regularly.

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Frequently asked questions

Good to know before you start

Is it really free?

Yes. The demo account and the pre-season cost nothing. The first season with prize money is expected to start in January 2027, and entry then costs from 29 €. The demo account stays free.

Do I need an account?

Not for the demo account. In the Trading Game you make your first three trades without an account. With your email address you then secure your progress, your CT points and your place on the leaderboard.

Can I lose real money?

You trade exclusively with play money at real prices. No money changes hands, and nothing is executed on the market.

Which cryptocurrencies can I trade?

The 50 most traded cryptocurrencies on Binance, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and XRP, all at live prices.

What are CT points and levels?

You earn CT points for the days you show up, for the daily question and for badges. Levels show what you have mastered, from Spectator to Regular. From the first season with prize money, you can swap 1,000 points for one month of league play.

How does the Trading Game work?

In the pre-season everyone starts with $10,000 play money. Ranking is by CT score: return divided by the largest drawdown. Whoever keeps their risk under control comes out ahead.

Do I need any prior knowledge?

No. You start with buying and selling. You add limit, stop and leverage in the Pro level when you are ready. Explanations are right in the cockpit and in our guides.

How do I move on to a real account afterwards?

Our exchange comparison shows providers with fees, terms and regulation, updated regularly.

To the exchange comparison

Your portfolio is ready

$10,000 play money, ready to use right away.

Start trading for free

Simulation with real prices. No real capital, no trades on any market, no investment advice. 18 or older. Prize money per person and period capped at €1,000. Subject to the terms of participation and the risk notice.