what is the best free online Stock Trading Game!?

whats the best online stock trading game.
I want to practice trading my stocks according to real time, ups and downs.
i wanna practice using fake money! before i start using real money! so i can learn how stocks work!

im new to this whole this so i wanna practice b4 i start for reals!

thanks

Online stock broker for advanced stock trading?

Most online stock brokers allow you to track a trend of a certain stock. However, I haven’t found any that would allow you to filter out stocks on certain parameters.

Are there any online stock brokers that have tools which allow searching for stocks based on certain criteria? For example, searching for all stocks which price and trading volume have been going up together the last 3 days.

question about online stock trading?

I am a beginner in stocks and want to do online stock trading. I would like to invest and buy shares from small companies/ buy stocks before they come to market. How can i see the list of these stocks and what site/program is best to do this for a beginner?

What are the downsides to ETF trading?

Hey there, I’ve been in EEB following the BRIC countries since the middle of last year and while the US markets have been shamed. I’m still up pretty good considering most everything is down.

I’m loving the ETF style of investing and went with EEB because it’s just to damned hard to follow independent foreign stocks in those territories.

That said I’m seriously considering consolidating most of my US based stocks into XLG which follows the Russell 500 and comprises the biggest large cap movers. From there I’d still have my fun with spec stocks but it’s a whole lot less volatility and homework on the bulk of my portfolio, just consistent growth.

So, first question! Are there really any downsides to ETF’s? Yes, I get that I don’t get the huge growth spikes, but can save those for Spec stocks. You also don’t get the huge dives, just steady growth.

Second, any good ETF funds you recommend? And anyone done analysis on EEB vs. BIK? BIK is cheaper but EEB seems more successful.
I’m seriously thinking of growing my BRIC (EEB) investments, following the Russell 500 (XLG), buying into Gold (IAU or GDX) and holding onto a 15 – 20% for speculative and spot growth. Just seems much more secure for my ensure long-term growth while still allowing me to play the ponies (spec’s and high growth individuals) to keep it interesting. I hate my job but it affords me a wonderful lifestyle while letting me put away – k/year so hoping to ride this for 5 to 10 more years and go do whatever the heck I want!

Enron's LJM Special Purpose Entity question…?

Enron had a special purpose entity called LJM which it used to hide enrons debt off the balance sheet by buying its poorly performing stocks i understand this part because it is pretty simple the part i am having trouble with is how they used Enron’s stock as collateral, this is an excerpt about LJM taken from Wikipedia that i dont understand can someone explain this to me
In March 1998, Enron invested million for 5.4 million shares of Rhythms NetConnections, a then private broadband provider. After Rhythm went public, shares skyrocketed and Enron found itself with 0 million worth of Rhythm stock in May 1999. However, a lock-up agreement forced Enron to hold its shares until the end of 1999. Owing to Enron’s mark-to-market policy, Skilling’s worries about Rhythm’s volatility led to LJM1 carrying forth a convoluted transaction.
First, Enron transferred with severe locking restrictions 3.4 million shares of Enron stock worth 6 million at the time to LJM1 at a reduced price of 8 million. Then, LJM1 capitalized one of its subsidiaries, LJM Swap-Sub, with million of its restricted shares and .75 million in cash. Finally, Swap-Sub placed a put option on 5.4 million shares of Rhythms stock owned by Enron. Under the option, Enron could require Swap-Sub to purchase the shares in June 2004 at a share. Hence, Enron’s stock price was now tied to Rhythms’ stock price. If Enron’s stock did well and Rhythms’ sank, then Swap-Sub could reimburse Enron using its Enron shares and provide Enron a profit. More importantly, the deal allowed Enron to use this "trapped" value of the Rhythm put option to bolster its income statement and keep its stock price inflated.

How should I allocate my 401K among these 3 options?

I am 31 years old and have saved about 6, 700 towards my retirement. Most of this money is in CD’s and savings accounts and I am now participating in my company’s 401K. I have zero risk tolerance and cannot handle the volatility or downswings of stock funds. I have 3 options to invest in since stocks are not something I will invest. My choices are a money market fund yielding 0.04%, PTTAX, which is the pimco total return bond fund, and sghsx, which is a high yield junk bond fund. I’d like to go into the bond funds for yield but are they safe? Will I be able to handle the volatility of a bond fund? How risky are these 2 funds? If you are going to type about investing in a stock fund save your time and your fingers—I won’t do it. How should I divy my 401K amongst these 3 options? Are bond funds a bit risky here if interest rates start rising? Should I just stick with the money market fund? Is 6,700 a good place to be at age 31 or do I need to begin investing more?

How should I divy up my 401K?

How should I allocate my 401K among these 3 options?
I am 31 years old and have saved about 6, 700 towards my retirement. Most of this money is in CD’s and savings accounts and I am now participating in my company’s 401K. I have zero risk tolerance and cannot handle the volatility or downswings of stock funds. I have 3 options to invest in since stocks are not something I will invest. My choices are a money market fund yielding 0.04%, PTTAX, which is the pimco total return bond fund, and sghsx, which is a high yield junk bond fund. I’d like to go into the bond funds for yield but are they safe? Will I be able to handle the volatility of a bond fund? How risky are these 2 funds? If you are going to type about investing in a stock fund save your time and your fingers—I won’t do it. How should I divy my 401K amongst these 3 options? Are bond funds a bit risky here if interest rates start rising? Should I just stick with the money market fund? Is 6,700 a good place to be at age 31 or do I need to begin investing more?

My mind is blown with the amount of bond funds out there. Could someone recommend a few to me. 5-10 year goal.?

I own some individual stocks but can’t take all the volatility of the markets.

What is the most reliable online stock broker to use if trading in an overseas market?

I want to trade stocks online in overseas markets like India, Singapore, China, and Japan. What is the most reliable and reputable online brokerage service to use?

If you have no knowledge of the named topic, please don’t conjecture or confabulate i.e. "Well, you should research what markets you want to invest in or go through a U.S. based firm for advice." These aren’t answers.

what do you think would happen to the expected return?

What do you think would happen to the expected return on stocks if investors perceived higher volatility in the equity market?