Compete. Trade. Win.

The Candle Run is a competitive investing platform where players build portfolios, join competitions, challenge friends, and climb the leaderboard.

💰 Virtual money📈 Real market prices🏆 Climb the leaderboard

Use virtual money. Trade real market prices. Prove you can finish on top.

No real money. Just bragging rights.

Live Market

Real prices. Real movement.

Trade virtual portfolios using real stock and ETF prices.

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Why play?

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Beat your friends

Create private competitions, invite your group, and settle the leaderboard.

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Join weekly challenges

Compete in short-term market challenges with a clear finish line.

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Climb the rankings

Trade your way up the board and prove you can finish on top.

Ways to play

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The Marathon

Permanent global leaderboard. Always active.

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Private Competitions

Create a league, invite friends, and compete under custom rules.

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Weekly Challenges

Short-term competitions with a clear start, finish, and winner.

How it works

Three steps to the top

Start with virtual cash

Everyone begins with the same starting portfolio value.

Trade real market prices

Buy and sell supported stocks and ETFs with virtual money.

Compete for first

Climb global rankings, join competitions, or challenge friends.

Create or join a competition

Beat your friends to the top.

Create a competition, invite your group, and see who can build the best portfolio.

Beta Signup

Get early access

Join the beta list for new competitions, weekly challenges, and product updates.

Early access — we’ll email you when your spot opens.

Past performance is not indicative of future results.