Randomized trading apparatus and method

A method of training to help a user control emotions from financial investment decisions, comprising steps of:

• setting up a live account and a demo account on a computer system having a data base;
• depositing real value units in the live account;
• showing an amount of “false” value units in the demo account that is equal to the real value units;
• randomly causing trading in one or both of the live and demo accounts in the computer system according to a predetermined percentage;
• giving the user access to one of the live or demo accounts without showing the user which one account is active;
• allowing the user to place trades/bets without letting the user know if they are trading in the live or demo account;
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• generating comparison data from final data in the live and demo accounts in the data base in the computer system for evaluative purposes.

An apparatus for training to help a user control emotions from financial investment decisions comprising:

• a computer system including at least one computer, a user input, a database, and at least one display;
• the computer system having a computer programmed with a randomizer program and a data base having live and demo accounts, an operational program for affecting trades in the live and demo accounts in the data base based on predetermined percentages but randomized access, and a comparator program that compares information related to account activity and favorable/unfavorable results in the live and demo accounts, the computer system generating a comparative report displaying the activity and results;
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• a line connecting the computer system to a second system for implementing trades on the live account.