📊Demo Trading
Demo Trading is a beta feature that allows users to practice trading prediction markets using virtual currency, with no real money involved.
It is designed as a learning and experimentation environment where users can understand market mechanics, test strategies, and interact with the PredicTools interface without financial risk.
🚀 Getting Started
Every new user starts with a $10,000 virtual balance.
This balance can be used to:
buy YES or NO positions on any available market
practice different trading strategies
learn how prediction markets function
earn profit-based points as part of the beta system
Virtual currency has no monetary value and cannot be withdrawn or transferred.
🔁 How Demo Trading Works
The demo trading flow mirrors the structure of real prediction markets, while remaining fully simulated.
Browse markets from the home page or search for a specific topic
Open a market to view details and current prices
Choose a position:
YES if you believe the outcome will happen
NO if you believe it will not
Enter the amount of virtual currency to spend
Open the position — shares are calculated at the current market price
Monitor the position as prices update in real time
Close the position at the current market price
All actions occur within the demo environment only.
📊 Position Details
When a demo position is open, users can view detailed metrics, including:
Shares – the number of shares held
Cost Basis – the amount paid to open the position
Current Value – the position’s current market value
Unrealized P&L – profit or loss before closing
These metrics update continuously as market prices change.
🔓 Closing Positions
When a position is closed:
the current market value is returned to the virtual balance
profit or loss is calculated and displayed
if the trade is profitable, +1 point is awarded per $1 of profit
Losses do not deduct points.
⚡ Live Price Updates
Demo trading prices update in real time using WebSocket connections.
This ensures that:
position values are always current
unrealized P&L reflects live market movement
users experience realistic price dynamics
Execution conditions remain simplified and are not intended to replicate real-market liquidity or slippage.
💼 Portfolio View
All demo trading activity is accessible from the Portfolio page.
Users can track:
total portfolio value
individual open positions
performance of each position
trade history for closed positions
The portfolio view is designed to provide clarity and oversight, not competitive pressure.
🔗 Relationship to Points & Quests
Demo trading interacts with beta features such as:
Daily Quests (opening and closing demo positions)
Points System (profit-based point rewards)
Leaderboard (where enabled)
Demo trading outcomes do not influence real markets or real users.
🚧 Design Boundaries
Demo Trading is intentionally constrained:
no real money
no withdrawals
no impact on real market probabilities
no guarantees of realism or performance
Results achieved in demo trading should not be used to infer real-world trading outcomes.
🔄 Beta Adjustments
As a beta feature:
virtual balances may reset
rules may change
performance history may be cleared
Any major changes are communicated within the platform.
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