I agree, too many people are concerned with paper trading -- when they should be trading real life instead. I mean assuming, after ample studying/prep time. They are completely different worlds; it's like bragging...'Yay,look at me...I scored this many points in this army video game' -- but in real life, you will piss your pants or get killed in a weird way.
Training can never be wrong, especially in trading... The more training the better... But this getting off-topic...
I know how some people do "tick": if you do that then you will be lectured to do the other thing, and if you the other thing then.... ...been there, seen that, too often here... I have not asked anybody for any advice, no thx! The topic is clear: expiring options, nothing else...
You can. I have done it in the past. Did you try using paper trading account on TWS and run into some specific issues with the procress?