Many online trading sites offer customers these practice accounts, but very few allow you to trade the live, real-time prices. Also, many financial trading companies only offer practice trading on their platforms for a limited time, after which customers are expected to start trading for real.

If you are new to trading, practising techniques using live market prices will give you a valuable, real-life experience of how the markets work, and a feel for how quickly prices can move up or down. And, even if you have some trading experience, a practice trading account can be extremely useful to test your trading skills on unfamiliar markets or explore new trading strategies before you risk your own money.

Get a free practice trading account with gnuTrade

Everyone who joins gnuTrade can access a free, play money practice account containing 10,000 'gnus' ('noos', symbol g) – our virtual trading currency. Using this practice account will help you:

• Learn about trading stock market indices, global currencies, commodities, and bonds – with no risk to your money
• Study the movements of various financial markets and decide which ones you would like to trade (FTSE 100, CAC 40, ESTOXX 50, DAX, HSI, NIKKEI, EURO, YEN, GBP, GOLD, OIL, BOND 30, BUND 10, DOW, NASDAQ, S&P)
• Practise different trading styles and risk management strategies
• Get familiar with gnuTrade's ground-breaking trading platform design
• Explore and try out different types of trade/bet – 'per point, 'basic' and 'back a player'

Your practice account is unlimited, with no obligation to start trading for real. And if you need more of our virtual trading currency, simply send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Sign up to gnuTrade and start using your free play money practice account – today!