Virtual Trading with Ameritrade, How?

LiquidCrystal said: "Hello, I know that one of the ways to test yourself in stock trading before spending real money is by paper or virtual trading as a simulation before getting real. I want to know if this invovles tools provided by the online broker to add virutal money and buy virutal stocks or just a simulation process I need to do myself using a pen and paper? If the former, does anyone know how to do this with Ameritrade? Thanx, LC"

lil dickie said: "I think you'll have to use pen and paper and trade along at home."

Yoshimi said: "yea im pretty sure you cant do that with ameritrade"

IntelligentInvestor said: "I think a big flaw of paper trading is that it doesn't involves the emotional aspects of trading.. A lot of people decide to sell when thier stocks go down or something, and your feeling when that happens is that I haven't lose a cent... Maybe try playing with less money since you're new to this, just like me... :)"

Yoshimi said: "yea exactly, imaginary/paper trading doesnt involve the emotionary influence that real investing involves."