M MARKET DESKLearn the setup. Practice the trade.
PAPER ONLY
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YOUR PRACTICE WORKSPACE

Market overview.

SPY

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Daily candles

Point to a candle to inspect its price and volume.

SPY options

Buy calls or puts. Sell only contracts you already own.

StrikeBidAskSpreadCost / contract at askBreak-even at expiry

Standard contracts represent 100 shares. Break-even excludes fees. You can lose the entire premium paid.

PAPER ORDER

Review trade

PRIVATE CONNECTION

Your data, your server.

1. Explore without an account

Sample mode starts with $100,000 in paper cash and generated stock, ETF and options prices. Use “Next sample day” to move prices forward. Everything is saved on this server.

2. Connect an Alpaca paper account

Create a paper account at Alpaca, generate paper API keys, then configure the server using the included README. Keep your keys in the server’s private environment file.

IEX stock data covers one exchange. The free indicative options feed has modified quotes and delayed trades. Orders go only to the paper endpoint.

3. Run privately on Proxmox

The project includes Docker Compose instructions for a Linux VM. Set a desk password, allow your private hostname, and access it through your LAN or VPN. Keep it off the public internet.

The two modes keep separate trade journals and portfolios. Connecting an account never sends sample orders to a broker. Options spreads, short selling, backtesting and automated trading are not included.