Capital markets · from theory to practice

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$100,000 in virtual dollars. Real market prices. Weekly coaching that connects your dollar outcomes to the concepts you are studying.

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Every concept you study shows up in your portfolio that same week — in dollars, not formulas.

Two moments from a typical first month.

Week 1 · Opportunity cost
Your cash is costing you money

You start with $98,000 sitting in cash. Your weekly note shows you missed $90 in returns that week. No calculation required — just the number, explained in plain English.

“Your $98,000 in cash missed $90 in market returns this week. That is the opportunity cost of staying on the sidelines.”

What your weekly note says
Week 4 · Beta and market risk
Your portfolio felt it before you read it

The market drops 2%. Your NVDA position drops 4%. Your note explains why — your stock moves twice as much as the market. You understood beta before finishing the definition.

“NVDA has a beta of 2.0. When the market fell 2%, your position fell 4%. That is beta amplifying market moves in both directions.”

What your weekly note says
$100k
Virtual portfolio

Real market prices updated live throughout the trading day

6+
Stress tests

Historical events plus custom real-time scenarios your professor creates

Weekly
Personalized coaching

Dollar outcomes connected to your specific course concepts

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See it in action

Watch a trade happen in real time

From typing what you want to seeing it reflected in your portfolio — in under 60 seconds.

The landscape

Why Kapitl is different

MarketWatch, Stock Market Game, Investopedia, and Bloomberg all offer pieces of this. None combine all of it.

FeatureKapitlMarketWatchStock Market GameInvestopediaBloomberg BMC
Virtual portfolio simulationFull ✓BasicBasicBasic
Real market prices
Trading coaching tied to course concepts
Personalized Investment Advisory Bot
Baseline optimized portfolio
Portfolio stress tests
Concept heatmaps
Upload slides — auto-extract concepts
Leaderboard
Who it is for

Built for both sides of the room

For students

Stop reading about markets. Start participating.

Apply every concept you study to a real portfolio the same week. See what works, what does not, and why — in virtual dollars.

  • $100,000 virtual portfolio with real market prices
  • Search in simple English — no ticker knowledge needed
  • Weekly coaching tied to your specific trades
  • Navigate historical crises with your real holdings
  • Take your strategy to real markets when ready
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For professors

See which concepts actually landed.

A concept coverage heatmap shows you in real time which students demonstrated each concept through trades — not just an exam answer.

  • Upload your slides — concepts auto-extracted in seconds
  • Concept coverage heatmap across your whole class
  • Launch historical market events
  • At-risk students flagged automatically
  • Export gradebook CSV
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