The paper trading app for Indian markets
Practise with virtual money and real market prices. Paper trade Nifty, Bank Nifty and F&O options, test any strategy risk-free, and only go live when the results earn your confidence.
Free plan · No credit card · Real prices, virtual money
Practice trading without the tuition fees
Every trader pays to learn — the question is whether you pay in real losses or in virtual money. Paper trading lets you place and manage positions against live market prices with nothing at stake, so you can learn the mechanics, pressure-test a strategy and build a track record before a single rupee is on the line. On SutraLipi, the strategy you backtest is the one you paper trade, and the one you eventually run live — no rebuilding in between.
Everything you need to practise properly
Realistic enough to be useful, safe enough to experiment freely.
Virtual money, real prices
Trade with virtual capital against real, live market data — the experience of trading without the risk.
Nifty, Bank Nifty & options
Practise index and options trades — straddles, strangles and directional bets — using the built-in option chain.
Manual or automated
Paper trade by hand, or let a strategy run itself on paper exactly as it would live.
Backtest-to-paper-to-live
One strategy flows through every stage unchanged, so paper results actually predict live behaviour.
Full trade log
Review every fill, your P&L and your mistakes — the feedback loop that makes practice worthwhile.
Free to use
Paper trading is included on the free plan. No credit card, no broker account needed to start.
Start in three steps
Build or pick a strategy
Use the no-code builder or a ready idea like an EMA crossover or short straddle.
Paper trade it live
Run it on real prices with virtual money and watch how it behaves in real conditions.
Go live with confidence
When the results hold up, connect your broker and switch the same strategy to live.
Paper trading FAQ
The questions new traders ask most.
What is paper trading?
Paper trading is practising trades with virtual money against real market prices. You place and manage positions exactly as you would live, but nothing is at risk — it is the safest way to test a strategy or learn the market.
Can I paper trade Nifty and Bank Nifty options?
Yes. SutraLipi lets you paper trade Nifty, Bank Nifty and F&O options with the option chain, so you can practise straddles, strangles and directional trades without risking capital. Build them in the options strategy builder.
Is paper trading on SutraLipi free?
Yes. The free plan includes paper trading along with the strategy builder and backtesting, with no credit card required.
Do I need a broker account to paper trade?
You can start paper trading to test strategies right away. A broker account is needed only when you move from paper to live automated execution.
Start paper trading today — free
Test your strategy on real Nifty and Bank Nifty prices with virtual money, and go live only when you are ready.
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