A month later, the company announced a breakthrough in AI. The stock jumped to $180. Leo felt a rush of adrenaline. This was the "trade" part of the game. He decided to sell two of his shares to lock in some profit, leaving the other three to grow long-term.

Leo sat in his quiet living room, the glow of two monitors illuminating his face. After months of reading and watching tutorials, he was finally ready to make his first trade. He had $1,000—money he’d saved by skipping takeout—and a goal: to understand how the market actually moved.

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