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Paper Trading League

Compete with virtual money and learn risk instead of chasing returns.

Intermediate16h2–3 people17/20 fit
TL;DR

Build Paper Trading League for college finance clubs in ~16h with 2–3 people. Stack: Next.js + Postgres + Market data API.

Why it wins: Teaches responsible investing through play.

Build flow

01 · Problem
Students learn trading through hype instead of risk management.
02 · Solution
A league with virtual portfolios, delayed prices, and a leaderboard ranked by risk-adjusted return with weekly lessons.
03 · Build
  1. 1Model portfolios
  2. 2Fetch prices
  3. 3Compute metrics
  4. 4Rank players
04 · Demo
Show a leaderboard where the steady trader beats the gambler.

MVP checklist

  • Virtual portfolios
  • Risk-adjusted ranking
  • Lessons
  • League admin

Tech stack

TechRole
Next.jsFrontend + API routes
PostgresRelational database
Market data APIExternal data

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