A Montgomery County student is building something a little different from the usual school projects.
Montgomery County Public Schools student Liam Daly has launched “Praxis,” an investment simulator that lets users compete by managing virtual portfolios with real market data.
Think fantasy sports but for stocks.
The idea is to give students and everyday users a more accessible way to learn about investing, portfolio strategy, and market movement without putting real money at risk. Instead of just reading about stocks or watching the market from the outside, users can build a paper portfolio, make decisions, and see how their strategy performs over time.
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Players can paper trade, rebalance daily or weekly, and compete in public or private leagues with friends, classes, or coworkers. No real money involved, just strategy, competition, and (inevitably) some ego.
That competitive element is part of the point. By turning investing education into a leaderboard-style challenge, Praxis gives users a reason to stay engaged, compare strategies, and learn through experience rather than theory alone.
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Free to Try, No Real Money
The platform is free to try, and private games can be set up for groups, whether that’s a classroom at Quince Orchard High School or a group chat that thinks they can outperform the market.
Always cool to see local students building things that go beyond the classroom.