You don't have to submit any broker required information to ThinkOrSwim. Just a basic register signup then you can download the platform. However the paper money version(green) is delayed by 20 minutes. But that's good enough for doing options and you can pretty much paper trade anything else such as futures and forex on a longer time frame. You can also adjust how much papermoney you have most anytime. From millions to a 100k or less paper account. gl
The registration isn't simple/basic at all. It asks me about my employer... It also asks idenfication questions... I am not sure whether I should complete all those forms... All I want is just to paper-trade options and learn the stuff... Of course I knew that if I DO physically place a trade then I will be in big trouble with SEC... Any paper-trading software that doesn't need an brokeage account?
Did You try PFGBEST?...i am also looking for a good platform plus broker for trading Futures Options using Technical Charting to buy puts or calls based on the Charts, i am interested in trying their BestDirect- 8 platform or their newer BestDirect- ProTrader Platform, they both have Futures Options capable, i will be trying them both out this week. also looked into ThinkorSwim PaperMoney, LinnGroup via their LinnGroup Simulator Platform also CBOE.COM where they offer 3 Virtual Trading Demo's...also NinjaTrader/CQG Demo with Ampfutures,...here are the links below: PfgBest Page- http://www.pfgbest.com/ ThinkorSwim-https://www.thinkorswim.com/tos/displayPage.tos?webpage=paperMoney LinnGroup-http://www.linngroup.com/futures-trading-execution/paper-trading-futures.html CBOE-http://www.cboe.com/tradtool/virtualtrade.aspx NinjaTrader7/CQG Demo-http://www.ampfutures.com/paper_demo.php#Simulation Hope this info may help.
there's a free demo of das trader pro on their website. you get real time data for securities and options and a paper trading account. it's only for seven days though