How to paper trade stocks
Practise buying and selling individual stocks like Reliance, TCS and HDFC Bank with live prices and virtual money on Nifty Paper Trade.
Beyond indices and options, you can paper trade individual stocks — Reliance, TCS, HDFC Bank and hundreds more — with live NSE/BSE prices and virtual money.
How to trade a stock
- In the Terminal, use Search to find the stock — see how to search.
- Select it to load the chart and live price.
- Choose Buy or Sell, set quantity and an order type.
- Pick intraday (MIS) or delivery (CNC) — see intraday vs delivery.
- Confirm — track it in Positions.
Long or short
- Buy (long): profit if the stock rises.
- Short (intraday): Sell to open, buy to close — profit if it falls. See short selling.
FAQ
Which stocks can I trade?
A wide range of NSE/BSE stocks — search by name or symbol.
Can I short a stock?
Yes, intraday — sell to open and buy back to close within the session.
Do stocks trade in lots?
No — stocks trade in quantity (shares), unlike options which use lots.