ChartDojo and thinkorswim paperMoney
ChartDojo focuses on guided historical scenarios. Schwab describes paperMoney as the virtual trading environment inside thinkorswim, with simulated buying power and many of its trading tools.
Find your fitBuild a habit.
Keep your limits.
Set your practice balance and drawdown boundaries before you trade.
$600 daily room left after this trade's planned risk.
Find your
kind of practice.
ChartDojo is the better fit when you want a guided crypto or futures scenario and a configurable drawdown-practice loop instead of a broader simulated trading platform.
The details,
side by side.
A closer look at how you start, practice and review in each product.
How you practice
- ChartDojo
- Work through a guided crypto or futures scenario as its historical candles appear.
- thinkorswim paperMoney
- paperMoney is the simulated environment within thinkorswim for practicing with market data and virtual buying power.
Markets and instruments
- ChartDojo
- The scenario library focuses on supported crypto and futures markets.
- thinkorswim paperMoney
- Schwab lists equities, options, futures, and forex for paperMoney practice.
Practice account
- ChartDojo
- Uses a practice balance with daily and maximum drawdown limits you can set.
- thinkorswim paperMoney
- Schwab describes virtual buying power and separate simulated margin and IRA accounts in its training material.
Reviewing your work
- ChartDojo
- Saves practice sessions and offers post-trade AI feedback within your plan limits.
- thinkorswim paperMoney
- Schwab describes virtual trade data and profit-and-loss analysis for evaluating paperMoney activity.
Account and market data
- ChartDojo
- Requires a ChartDojo account and uses fixed historical scenarios.
- thinkorswim paperMoney
- Schwab directs users to open an account or log in. Its training transcript notes paperMoney data may be delayed by default.
A little more context.
ChartDojo focuses on crypto and futures scenarios instead of reproducing the full thinkorswim market and order toolset.
Read the official sources
Product capabilities can change. Sources below were accessed on August 29, 2026.
- Paper TradingAccessed 2026-08-29
- thinkorswim paperMoney: Stock Trading SimulatorAccessed 2026-08-29
thinkorswim and paperMoney are trademarks of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. ChartDojo is not affiliated with or endorsed by Charles Schwab.