How to Play

Trader Champ offers daily fantasy stock contests that take place whenever the stock market is open. You have the option to create your own game for others to join or join a game created by another trader. Once you've chosen to create or join a game, you'll be directed to a page where you need to select your five best stocks for the day.

To add stocks to your portfolio, simply search for the stocks you're interested in and click the plus icon to include them. Remember, you can't select the same stock twice, so once you've chosen a stock, it's removed from the available stock list. If you wish to remove a stock, click on the red minus icon in your portfolio.

If you're creating your own game, name your game and click "create." If you're joining an existing game, the title will already be populated for you. Once you've successfully joined or created a game, you can access and manage your portfolio by clicking on the "My Contest" link in the top navigation. There, you'll find the game you want to view or edit. Click on the "view" link to access that specific game.

Until the stock market opens, you won't be able to see your opponents' portfolios. At that point, your portfolio will be locked, and you won't be able to add or edit stocks.

All Trader Champ games are based on percentages. The higher the percentage gain of your portfolio, the better your chances of defeating your opponent. For example, if a stock is priced at $1000.00 per share and it increases by $100.00 per share to $1100.00, that's a gain of 10%. Conversely, if a stock is priced at $20.00 per share and it goes up by $10.00 per share to $30.00, that's a gain of 50%. In this game, the $20.00 stock would outperform the $1000.00 stock.

All games begin 15 minutes after the stock market opens and conclude 15 minutes after the stock market closes. After-hours and pre-market stock movements are not considered. Stock percentage gains or losses are based on the opening price as soon as the stock market officially opens at 9:30 AM Eastern Time.