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Run the $100k paper desk in 12 minutes — then stop

This path is for portfolio rehearsal, not a tip. You leave with open paper lots and a marked equity number. You do not leave with a live order.

1. Step 1

   Open Paper $100k on the desk

   Register if needed, then go to /dashboard?entry=paper. Confirm starting virtual cash is $100,000 and there are no open lots (or reset if you are starting clean).

2. Step 2

   Pick master, asset class, and pool

   Choose a timing master (for example William O’Neil). Equity pools: liquid mega-cap, growth, or core ETFs. Crypto: majors only, price/volume rules. Set max open positions (2–6).

3. Step 3

   Run strategy → book to $100k

   The desk screens the pool, attaches live marks, and books equal-weight longs into free slots. Read the screen table and fill list. Skip names you do not understand.

4. Step 4

   Sync market and read dollars

   Tap Sync market. Equity, cash, return %, and unrealized P&L update from research marks. Picture the drawdown on your real account size — not the virtual $100k alone.

5. Step 5

   Stop before the broker

   Write one kill-condition for the rule you booked. Do not size a live trade from a green paper curve. Optional: compile the same master on Quant Lab for a single-ticker Python tape.

Research simulation. Not advice.