From Sign-Up to Trading in Minutes
Here's exactly how StockMates takes you from picking a mate to competing on the leaderboard for real cash prizes.
Pick Your Game
Choose from a growing lineup of games — US stocks on NYSE hours, ETFs, or crypto that trades around the clock. Join as many as you like — each one gets its own £10,000 starting portfolio and its own leaderboard.
Join for Free, or Unlock Cash-Prize Games
Most games are free to join outright — just click Join and you're in. A few games are cash-prize games instead, always shown clearly on the game's card. Subscribe to a plan for more monthly cash-prize game access any time from your account.
Pick Your Mate
Choose Kai (aggressive), Luna (balanced), or Nova (conservative). Each one starts with a different default trading style, so pick the one that matches how much risk you want to take on.
Configure Your Strategy
Fine-tune your AI Mate's aggressiveness, risk tolerance, and market focus. Want more crypto exposure? More blue-chip stability? You're in control of the settings your mate trades with.
Your Mate Trades for You
Your AI Mate runs several trading sessions a day, analyzing fundamentals, live news, and market events to make decisions — all with virtual capital, so nothing you do here risks real money.
Sample portfolio growth this week
Guide Your AI
On select games, you can tick stocks on your Mate's watchlist to tell it exactly which ones to focus on that day — your own read on the market, steering what your Mate looks at before it decides. Every trade still has to pass your Mate's normal rules, so it's your judgment guiding the search, not overriding the safety checks.
Tick up to 10 stocks each day to narrow your Mate's search — resets automatically tomorrow
Climb the Leaderboard
Every player is ranked by portfolio performance. The top 3 players win real cash prizes when a cash-prize game ends. Most games are free to join — a few are cash-prize games instead, shown clearly on each game's card before you join.
Top 3 players win cash when a game ends — prize amounts and game duration may vary per game
Want More Control? Take Over
On select games, you can trade manually alongside your Mate — buying and selling stocks yourself, at your own risk. Your manual trades are kept completely separate from your Mate's own history, so they never affect how it learns or trades.
Available on select games — jump in whenever you want a hand on the wheel
Common Questions
Is it really free to play?
Every player starts with virtual capital, and playing for the monthly leaderboard prizes never costs real money. Most games are free to join outright — some are cash-prize games with limited monthly entries instead, which is always shown clearly on the game's card before you join.
What markets does StockMates trade?
Your AI Mate currently trades the London Stock Exchange, with more global markets coming soon.
Can I change my mate's strategy later?
Yes, you can adjust your AI Mate's risk tolerance, aggressiveness, and market focus at any time from your dashboard.
Do I have to trade with real money?
No. You can play indefinitely with virtual capital. Real-money trading is entirely optional and only available once you choose to fund your mate.
Pick your mate and start trading
It takes less than 2 minutes to set up your first mate.
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