Welcome Aboard! Your Adventure Starts Now.
Your virtual trading account has been created with a virtual $100,000 (or whatever your contest creator set), and we’re thrilled to have you here.
This is your personal training ground. Whether you are a new to the stock market and just want to learn about the stock market and how to start building a stock portfolio; or whether you are an experienced investor and want to test investing strategies, learn to trade options or practice trading cryptos, you have come to the right place. And it is all for free.
Regardless of why you came to WallStreetSurvivor, everyone can create their own contest and invite their friends to a friendly stock , option or crypto challenge. That’s what we are all about–educating investors and giving them a chance to learn and practice, build confidence, and hopefully become wiser and wealthier. The market is unpredictable in the short term but goes up by about 10% a year over the long term, and that’s what makes it an adventure.
On this page, you’ll get 5 Helpful Hints, including where to get the best stock picks and which brokerage accounts give you free stock when you are ready to open a real brokerage account.
We’ve loaded your portfolio with $100,000 in virtual cash that you can use to practice trading:
- U.S. Stocks & ETFs
- Stock Options
- Cryptocurrencies
Your account is here for you as long as you need it. Just be sure to log in at least once every 90 days to keep your portfolio active.
Investing Newsletters
As part of your access to WallStreetSurvivor, you also get access to our premium newsletter content – with stock trading ideas, the latest research, and more. Select which newsletters you would like to receive below:
5 Helpful Hints to Get Started
1 of 5. Don’t Know What You’re Doing? Check out the Investing101 Course
Go through 10 easy-to-follow chapters covering everything from market fundamentals to building your own strategy. Best of all, you get to apply every lesson in real-time with your $100,000 practice portfolio.
Also, here is a list of some other popular courses to help you make the most of your money:
- 10 Steps to Start Investing the Right Way
- How to Pay off Debt
- Growing Your Portfolio on Falling Prices (Short Selling)
Discover all our courses and learn the different investing strategies that have worked for veterans like Warren Buffet or Peter Lynch.
2 of 5. Know About the Stock Market Already? Go Straight to the Trading Page
Our trading page puts everything you need on one screen. Pull up any stock or ETF, analyze its performance with live charts and detailed quotes, and place your trade in just a few clicks. It gives you all the control of a real brokerage account, with none of the real-world risk.
We have a full-service research center with tons of trading ideas and other resources. Click here to view today’s market movers to get started!
If you’re looking for a professional investment research platform to help you screen for the best stocks for your portfolio, we highly recommend Seeking Alpha. You can get a FREE two-week trial of Seeking Alpha here or read our Seeking Alpha review here.
If you’re trying to find the perfect investing app to help you along your investing journey, check out our list of the Best Investing Apps!
You can also find trading ideas from the My Portfolio widget on the dashboard, or by going to the Trading Ideas page.
3 of 5. Gear Up for the Real World
A great adventurer needs the right gear. Once you’ve honed your skills on WallStreetSurvivor, our expert reviews will help you choose the best tools to set-up and manage your real brokerage account.
We spend thousands of dollars and countless hours subscribing to and analyzing the top 20+ investing newsletters and platforms so you don’t have to. Check out our in-depth reviews to see which services actually deliver, and step into the market with confidence.
Motley Fool Stock Advisor: Best Stock Newsletter for under $100
Find out why this service is consistently ranked the BEST STOCK NEWSLETTER and see the remarkable returns their picks have achieved vs. the market.
Full Ranking of The Best Stock Newsletters as of October, 2025
We subscribe to dozens of stock newsletters and track their performances. See which service has the best performance over the last 1 & 3 years.
Alpha Picks Review: Learn Why this Top Newsletter Is it Worth It
Discover why Alpha Picks is ranked #1 for beating the market over the last 3 years. See how their powerful, data-driven Quant system delivers top stock picks.
4 of 5. Invite Your Friends & Family to Private Contests
It’s free to set-up a contest for you and your friends to test out different trading ideas and get practice investing in the stock market. All while using virtual money. There’s no limit to how many contests or how many people you can invite to join.
Customize what securities are included, specify all the trading settings, like will margin trading be allowed. Short selling…
5 of 5. Win Real Prizes in Our Monthly Contests
Put your skills to the test and earn prizes! In our monthly contests, you can compete against other investors from across the community. It’s a fun way to sharpen your strategy without any of the risk.
Find the current contest details in the announcement box on the dashboard and sign up to play.
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Ranking of Top Stock Newsletters Based on Last 3 Years of Stock Picks as of September 27, 2025
We are paid subscribers to dozens of stock and option newsletters. We actively track every recommendation from all of these services, calculate performance, and share our results of the top performing stock newsletters whose subscriptions fees are under $500. The main metric to look for is "Return vs S&P500" which is their return above that of the S&P500. So, based on September 27, 2025 prices:
Best Stock Newsletters
| Rank | Stock Newsletter | Picks Return | Return vs S&P500 | Picks w Profit | Max % Return | Current Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Alpha Picks | 90.5% | 65.0% | 76% | 1,478% | Oct, 2025 Promotion: Save $50 |
| Summary: 2 picks/month based on Seeking Alpha's Quant Rating; Retail Price is $499/yr. See complete details and analysis in our Alpha Picks Review. | ||||||
| 2. |  Moby.co | 52.4% | 16.5% | 74% | 2,412% | Oct, 2025 Promotion: Next pick free! |
| Summary: 60-150 stock picks per year, segmented by industry; Retail Price is $199/yr. Read our Moby Review. | ||||||
| 3. |  Zacks Top 10 | 35.3% | 16.4% | 76% | 170% | Oct, 2025 Promotion: $1, then $495/yr |
| Summary: 10 stock picks per year on January 1st based on Zacks' Quant Rating; Retail Price is $495/yr. Read our Zacks Review. | ||||||
| 4. |  TipRanks SmartInvestor | 20.8% | 9.4% | 63% | 430% | Current Promotion: Save $180 |
| Summary: About 1 pick/week focusing on short term trades; Lifetime average return of 355% vs S&P500's 149% since 2015. Retail Price is $379/yr. Read our TipRanks Review. | ||||||
| 5. |  Stock Advisor | 46.0% | 7.6% | 74% | 330% | Oct, 2025 Promotion: Get $100 Off |
| Summary: 2 picks/month and 2 Best Buy Stocks lists focusing on high growth potential stocks over 5 years; Retail Price is $199/yr. Read our Motley Fool Review. | ||||||
| 6. |  Action Alerts Plus | 26.2% | 4.9% | 65% | 208% | Current Promotion: None |
| Summary: 100-150 trades per year, lots of buying and selling and short-term trades. Read our Jim Cramer Review. | ||||||
| 7. | Zacks Home Run Investor | 5.1% | 0.1% | 46% | 299% | Oct, 2025 Promotion: $1, then $495/yr |
| Summary: 40-50 stock picks per year based on Zacks' Quant Rating; Retail Price is $495/yr. Read our Zacks Review. | ||||||
| 8. | IBD Leaderboard ETF | 11.4% | -1.8% | n/a | n/a | Oct, 2025 Promotion: None |
| Summary: Maintains top 50 stocks to invest in based on IBD algorithm; Retail Price is $495/yr. Read our Investors Business Daily. | ||||||
| 9. | Zacks Under $10 | 2.0% | -2.1% | 38% | 263% | Oct, 2025 Promotion: $1, then $495/yr |
| Summary: 40-50 stock picks per year based on Zacks' Quant Rating; Retail Price is $495/yr. Read our Zacks Review. | ||||||
| 10. | Hidden Gems | 35.6% | -3.1% | 69% | 240% | Current Promotion: Save $200 |
| Summary: 5 picks/month focusing on disruptive technology and business models; Lifetime average return of 355% vs S&P500's 149% since 2005; Now part of Motley Fool Epic. Read our Motley Fool Epic Review. | ||||||
| Top Ranking Stock Newsletters based on their last 3 years of stock picks covering 2025, 2024, 2023, part of 2022 performance as compared to S&P500. S&P500's return is based on average return of S&P500 from date each stock pick is released. NOTE: To get these results you must buy equal dollar amounts of each pick on the date the stock pick is released. Investor Business Daily Top 50 based on performance of FFTY ETF. Performance as of September 27, 2025. | ||||||