Built for students & service members
Learn to trade.
Before it counts.
Real market prices. Zero financial risk. A structured framework that does the one thing most trading apps skip: making you think before you act.
"Apple is holding above its 50-day moving average with RSI at 58 — healthy momentum without being overbought. Entering as a long-term position targeting the next earnings report."
Founded by Reagan Lause, U.S. Army veteran, UTSA student, and founder of Starter Legacy LLC — a Veteran-Owned Small Business.
Who It's For
Designed for both sides of the classroom.
For Students & Service Members
Build the habit before the stakes are real.
Practice across real market conditions, on your own schedule. Make mistakes, learn from them, and build the discipline that separates informed investors from reactive ones.
- Real stock prices, no money at risk
- Thesis and reflection required on every trade
- Progress tracked through points, levels, and badges
- PDT rules enforced, just like real brokerage accounts
- Day trading and long-term investing modes
- Self-paced — works on deployment schedules and around class
For Professors
Everything you need to grade the thinking.
Create a class, share a join code, and monitor every student's trades, theses, and reflections in real time. Pairs with any existing finance curriculum.
- Full dashboard with class and student management
- Thesis quality and reflection depth are gradable
- Real-time activity monitoring per student
- CSV grade export with configurable weights
- No technical setup required
Built by Starter Legacy LLC, a Veteran-Owned Small Business · Eligible for federal set-aside contracts
The Platform
See what students and professors experience.
"Apple is holding above its 50-day moving average with RSI at 58, healthy momentum without being overbought. Entering as a long-term position targeting the next earnings report. Will exit if it drops below $238 or RSI exceeds 75."
Why We Built This
Why we built ClearTrading
"Students would talk about wanting to invest, but never start. Some were afraid of losing money on a bad trade. Others just didn't know where to begin. I saw the same thing in the Army — service members wanting to build wealth but with no safe place to learn. So I built something that removes both barriers for both groups: a place to learn by doing, without the financial risk."
The Problem
Finance education has a gap.
Most courses teach how markets work in theory. Very few teach how to think through a trade before placing it, or how to learn from a bad one after. That gap shows up when it matters most.
Simulations exist. Accountability doesn't.
Most paper trading tools let students click buttons without explanation. Nothing is written down, and nothing a professor can grade comes out of it.
Habits built in school are the habits students carry forward.
When students make their first real financial decisions, there is no professor watching. ClearTrading builds the right habits before those moments arrive.
How It Works
Built around how people actually learn.
Structured lessons before the market opens
40 lessons covering fundamental analysis, technical indicators, risk management, and portfolio strategy. Each one ends with a quiz that unlocks the next level.
Write your thesis. Then place the trade.
Every trade requires a written pre-trade thesis. Why are you entering? What is your target? What would make you exit? The platform will not let you skip this step.
What happened. What you learned.
After closing, students write a structured reflection: what actually happened, how it compared to their thesis, and what they would do differently. Visible to professors for grading.
The Difference
Not another simulator.
| Feature | Generic simulators | ClearTrading |
|---|---|---|
| Real market prices | Included | Included |
| Required pre-trade thesis | Not included | Included |
| Structured post-trade reflection | Not included | Included |
| Professor dashboard and grade export | Not included | Included |
| Integrated lesson curriculum | Not included | Included |
| PDT rule enforcement | Not included | Included |
| Built for academic institutions | Not included | Included |
Get Started
Ready to trade with purpose?
Close the gap between financial theory and financial readiness.
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