TradeWise Stock Market Trading Academy

New batch starts Monday, Nov 2, 2026

We turn beginners into confident traders.

Learn from a 15-year Wall Street veteran, then practise every strategy with paper money before you risk a real dollar.

  • Live classes in ET
  • Replays on demand
  • $100K paper portfolio

4.9/5 from 12,000+ students
in 40+ countries

The New York Stock Exchange building
Paper portfolio $104,820 ▲ 4.82%
4.9/5
Daniel Carter
Daniel Carter, CMTFounder & Lead Instructor
Next live classMon, Nov 2 · 9:30 AM ET
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  • NASDAQ23,540.80▲ 1.02%
  • AAPL$231.40▲ 0.61%
  • NVDA$142.85▲ 1.87%
  • MSFT$452.10▼ 0.33%
  • TSLA$268.30▲ 2.14%
  • AMZN$214.75▼ 0.48%
  • SPY$681.26▲ 0.74%

Why we exist

Our mission, our vision, our promise.

Most people learn to trade by losing money. We built TradeWise so you can learn the right way instead.

City skyline and financial district buildings
Since 2016Teaching risk-first trading
Our mission

Make smart trading learnable for everyone.

We teach practical, risk-first stock market skills through live classes, on-demand replays and hands-on paper trading. No hot tips, just a process you can repeat.

  • Live classes and replays at every level
  • $100,000 paper-trading portfolio to practise
  • Risk rules taught before every strategy
The New York Stock Exchange building
40+ countries12,000+ students and growing
Our vision

Invest with knowledge, not luck.

We picture a world where anyone can invest with discipline and confidence, without paying tuition to the market just to learn the basics.

  • Confident, disciplined investors worldwide
  • Education that is honest about risk
  • A supportive global student community
  • Risk first

    Position sizing and stop-loss rules come before any strategy.

  • Honest education

    No profit promises and no signals. We teach skills, not shortcuts.

  • Practice first

    Every idea is tested in the paper portfolio before real money.

  • Community

    Students review trades together and grow faster.

Our history

Our growth chart, 2009 to today.

TWA · Academy growth (illustrative). Select a point to see the milestone.

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Meet the team

The people behind your education.

Practising market professionals who love teaching, and who will tell you the truth about risk.

Daniel Carter, founder and lead instructorCMT · Series 7, 63

Daniel Carter, CMT

Founder & Lead Instructor

15 years on institutional equity and options desks in New York. Teaches the risk-first process behind every course.

Priya Nair, head of options educationOptions specialist

Priya Nair

Head of Options Education

Former derivatives analyst who breaks options down into simple, visual lessons for beginners and advanced students.

Marcus Reed, risk and portfolio mentorRisk management

Marcus Reed

Risk & Portfolio Mentor

Runs the paper-trading portfolio programme and reviews every student plan for position size and stop-loss discipline.

Elena Rossi, student success leadStudent support

Elena Rossi

Student Success Lead

Helps every student pick the right level, stay on track and get the most from live classes and replays.

How we teach

Learn. Practise. Then trade.

Three steps, in this order, so mistakes happen on paper and not in your savings.

Learn

Structured live classes, taught in Eastern Time.

  • Courses by level, beginner to advanced
  • Every class recorded for replay
  • Plain language, no jargon walls
Live + replays

Practise

Test every idea in a simulated portfolio.

  • $100,000 in paper money
  • Track results on your dashboard
  • Mentor feedback on your trades
Paper trading

Trade with a plan

Move to real markets only when you are ready.

  • A written risk plan for every trade
  • Position sizing and stop-loss rules
  • A community to review with
Risk first

Student stories

Loved by learners worldwide.

Real feedback from students on what they gained: clarity, discipline and confidence.

“I used to chase tips. Daniel taught me to build a plan and size my risk first. The paper portfolio let me make my mistakes for free.”
Aarav K.Beginner course graduate
“The live classes in Eastern Time are clear, and the replays saved me when I missed a session.”
Jessica M.Intermediate course
“Finally an academy that talks about risk before strategy. The mentor feedback on my trades was gold.”
Sofia R.Advanced course

Next batch starts Monday, Nov 2, 2026

Your first trade should be a practice trade.

Join 12,000+ students learning to trade with a plan. Start with a free class, or pick the course level that fits you.

For education only, not investment advice. Trading involves risk, including the loss of capital. Paper-trading results do not guarantee real-market results.