Virtual Portfolio and Watchlist
With our free Virtual Portfolio, you can take your first steps into the financial world without risking losing any money. You will be able to select, monitor and evaluate performance of thousands of stocks, funds or covered warrants available on our markets.
You can also compete with friends: in Trading Simulator mode you will be allocated a fixed capital of £10,000 to trade at market price (subject to a 15 minute delay). Test your best strategies to beat the market and outperform your peers.
You can also monitor your favourite securities at a glance in a Watchlist. Our alerts service will also notify you when the value of your Watchlist reaches certain targets.
Key Features
- Simulate the trading of thousands of stocks (at current or historical price).
- Build portfolios and view a detailed log of all your transactions.
- Track your stocks’ performance and compare against industry sectors.
- Stay up to date and make informed decisions thanks to our RNS news feed.
- Receive portfolio change and aftermarket email alerts
- Receive personalised email alerts & daily e-mail summaries
Virtual Portfolio FAQs
The Portfolio Service enables you to create virtual portfolios of securities listed on London Stock Exchange, along with a selection of global securities. You can simulate stock market investments and monitor and evaluate their performance. It is a simple and secure way to take your first steps into the world of finance without putting any money at stake.
You can access the service by creating or log in to your Account page.
To create a new portfolio, access your Portfolio from your Account and click on the "New" button. Enter a name for your portfolio and choose the amount of starting capital and the currency. You can then start adding securities to your basket.
Type the company name or code in the the search function of your Portfolio summary page. Once you find the security you need, access it. You can now click on the "Track" button to add to your Portfolio.
Alternatively you can use the Prices and Markets page to search the thousands of securities available. Filter securities by name, asset class, market or sectors to narrow down your search. Results can be sorted for convenience. Similarly use the "Track" button to add a security to your Portfolio.
If you are simply looking to track the performance of some investments, Portfolio enables you to do this.
The Trading Simulator offers you £10,000 of virtual money to trade at up to date market prices (subject to a 15 minute delay), and allows you to compete against other users in groups.
With Portfolio, you can enter a transaction at any date in the past, and specify the purchase price, whereas this is not possible in the Trading Simulator.
Watchlist FAQs
To create a new watchlist, access our Watchlist tool and click on ‘Add Watchlist’ icon. Enter a name for your new watchlist and then you can start adding securities to your basket.
Type the company name or code in the the search function within your Watchlist. Once you find the security you need, access it. You can now click on the "Track" button to add to your Watchlist.
Alternatively you can use the Prices and Markets page to search the thousands of securities available. Filter securities by name, asset class, market or sectors to narrow down your search. Results can be sorted for convenience. Similarly use the "Track" button to add a security to your Watchlist.