Your professor (master) account does not allow trading. If you would like to trade your own account, simply create a student account for yourself.

To create your own student account:…

Student Trading Lab accounts are approved and configured within 1-2 business days (under normal circumstances)…

There is no stated limit for how many times you can reset paper trading equity. You may reset your equity at any time, provided all positions are closed and the request is submitted before the daily cutoff. However, students should only reset with their professor's permission, as resetting without authorization may be considered a violation of course policy, since it can be used to erase losses or manipulate performance results…

Student accounts can virtually trade US and overseas stocks, options, futures, futures options and bonds, as well as currencies, cryptocurrencies and gold.

For a list of products, please visit our Exchange page…

All paper trading accounts begin with $1,000,000 USD in equity…

No, professors cannot reset paper trading accounts. Only students can reset their own paper trading equity. Professors do not have permission to reset equity on behalf of students…

Yes, all open positions must be closed before a full equity reset can be completed…

Please complete and submit the registration form at https://ndcdyn.interactivebrokers.com/Universal/Application?type=DEMO&code=PROFESSORS…

To invite students to open accounts from your professor account:

1. Log in to Client Portal.
2. Click Client Administration on the left side and select Invite Your Students to Open a Paper Account…

Statements let you quickly run pre-set or lightly customized reports (by section). Flex Queries offer deeper customization, allowing you to select individual fields, define time periods, and choose your output format for more detailed analysis…

Yes, students can choose a preset amount from the dropdown, or select "Other" to manually enter a custom amount. However, students should only do this with their professor's permission, as resetting equity without authorization may be considered a violation of course policy, since it can be used to erase losses or manipulate performance results…

If submitted by 4:00 PM ET, your reset will take effect the next trading day. Requests submitted after 4:00 PM ET will process on the following business day…

Student Trading Lab participants use the same trading platforms as Interactive Brokers’ clients.  

• Client Portal offers a simplified trading experience and serves as a one-stop destination to check quotes and place trades, see account balances, P&L and key performance metrics…

Yes, students can use IBKR’s open-source API. Students can build their own trading applications in Java, .NET (C#), C++, Python, or DDE, using our Trader Workstation Application Programming Interface (TWS API).

Visit the IBKR API page…

You can view Statements and Reports by:

• Logging in to Client Portal …