Here are a few tips to help you get started playing Fantasy StockMarket.

• Sign up
  -Read the Rules
  - Enter the requested information. 
  -Note: Remember to enter the correct email address for important updates and to retrieve your password.  Also, enter and write down your password.  If you use capital letters when entering your password, you'll need to use capital letters when logging in.
  -Your account is now set up.

• Login
  -Enter your login name
  -Enter your password
  -You are then taken to your Fantasy Balance

• Once you sign up and log in, you can begin trading immediately.  You can check out several of our educational pages to help you find information about the stock(s) you would like to purchase.
  -Stock Quotes  - stock and mutual fund quotes
  -Symbol LookUp - find the ticker symbols for stocks and mutual funds
  -Learn About Investing - stock screens, tips for investing, and risks associated with investing
  -Definitions - definitions to commonly used terms

• Place a Trade
  
  Once you know which stock(s) you would like to trade,  go to  Place a Trade and enter the ticker symbol, quantity you would like to purchase, select "buy" or "sell" and then click submit.  This takes you to Confirm Order.  This page confirms you have enough cash to purchase the stock as well as confirms you own the stock if you are selling.  This page also notifies you of the estimated total for your transaction.  Verify the information is correct and  click "submit order".  You are then taken to the Order Approved page, which confirms your order has been placed.  

• You can place a trade at any time.
• Orders will be filled on a 20 minute delayed basis during market hours only.
• Any orders placed after 3:59pm EST will be filled the following trading day at 10:05am EST.
•  Any orders placed before the market open will be filled at 10:05am EST.
• Currently, the markets are open Monday - Friday, 9:30am - 4:00pm EST. 
   

• Your Pending Order Status account will confirm all of the orders that have been placed but not processed yet.
• Your Pending Order Transaction account will provide you with information on each order that was placed and processed.  This account will also provide information on orders that were placed but were unable to be processed.

• Your Fantasy Transactions shows all the trades you placed each month.  You can see the purchase price of each stock you hold in your portfolio and compare it to the current price in your Fantasy Balance.

Your Fantasy Balance

• When you first sign up, you are given $100,000 in Fantasy Money to purchase stocks .
   

• Your Fantasy Balance shows the value of your stocks plus your fantasy cash available.
   

• Your fantasy cash available shows how much fantasy money you have to purchase stocks.
   

• Your percentage (%) gain or loss shows the percentage gain or loss of the total value of your Fantasy Balance over or below your original $100,000.
   

• Your fantasy ranking shows your percentage ranking against all the Fantasy Stock Market players.  Example: If your fantasy ranking is top 35.00%, this means that 35% of the players have a Fantasy Balance equal to or higher than your Fantasy Balance, and 65% of the players have a lower Fantasy Balance than your Fantasy Balance.
   

• Your customer ID number is used to identify your account on the Standing Page.
   

• The current price of the stock(s) in your portfolio is continuously updated while the markets are open.  Each time you click your Fantasy Balance, the stock price is update.

• The Fantasy Stock Market main game is played monthly.  A new game starts around the beginning of each month and all Fantasy Stock Market main game accounts are reset to a new $100,000 at the start of each game. Check the home page for specific game dates.
   

• The US stock markets open at 9:30AM EST and close at 4:00PM EST.

• Orders placed when markets are closed will be filled 20 minutes after the next market open.

• You can trade stocks for your Fantasy Stock Market account 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  If you are trading before the market opens or after the market closes, the price you are quoted is the last closing price.
   

• There is no limit on the number of trades you place and you can have up to 20 stocks in your Fantasy Balance at any one time.
   

• There is a minimum stock purchase price of $5 and trading volume of more than an average daily balance of 100,000 shares.
   

• Stock splits, company mergers and ticker symbol changes will be reflected in your Fantasy Balance.
   

• The stock quotes are stock prices of real stocks from the NASDAQ, American Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, etc., delayed 15-20 minutes.
   

• There is no right or wrong way to play Fantasy Stock Market.  Use this site as a fun and educational tool to help you further your knowledge of investing.