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State of Nepal's new investors.

What first-time investors actually do when nothing is at stake — from every practice trade on StockYatra. Anonymised and aggregate; no individual is identifiable. Free to quote with a link. As of 13 October 2026 at 23:37 NPT.

20,957
Practice trades
by 1,775 traders
8pm
Busiest hour
Nepal time · 1,727 trades
72%
Paper win rate
of 18,753 closed trades — why that's misleading
73%
Closed within 5 minutes
scalping on a fee-free engine
29%
Short trades
practising what NEPSE doesn't allow retail
37%
Used leverage
5× is the favourite setting
Where

2,410 members, from Kathmandu to Mahendranagar.

Members by city, from the city people chose to add to their profile (840 of 2,410 so far). No GPS or addresses — a city appears once it has 3 or more members; 41 more members are in smaller places.

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2,410members
38cities on the map
23countries
Butwal 24Pokhara 28Chitwan 28Birgunj 48Janakpur 73Kathmandu 318
#1 CITYKathmandu318 members · 38% of the map
  1. 1Kathmandu318
  2. 2Janakpur73
  3. 3Birgunj48
  4. 4Lalitpur33
  5. 5Chitwan28
  6. 6Pokhara28
  7. 7Butwal24
  8. 8Biratnagar23

From the city members chose to share in the app — no GPS, no addresses. A city appears once it has 3+ members; 41 more are in smaller places.

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Members by city (3+ members)
CityMembers
Kathmandu318
Janakpur73
Birgunj48
Lalitpur33
Chitwan28
Pokhara28
Butwal24
Biratnagar23
Jhapa22
Bhaktapur20
Itahari17
Rautahat13
Dhangadhi13
Nepalgunj12
Bhairahawa12
Hetauda12
Kalaiya9
Inaruwa8
Udayapur7
Morang6
Malangwa6
Mahendranagar6
Birtamod5
Tanahun5
Kapilvastu5
Dang5
Rajbiraj5
Siraha4
Dharan4
Banepa4
Damak3
Simara3
Mirchaiya3
Kohalpur3
Dubai3
Dhankuta3
Barahathawa3
Bardibas3
When

Nepal practises after dinner.

Practice trades by hour of the day, Nepal time. NEPSE itself is open 11:00–15:00, Monday to Friday; our users mostly learn in the evening.

05001,0001,5002,00012am: 641 trades12am1am: 347 trades2am: 173 trades3am: 103 trades3am4am: 131 trades5am: 183 trades6am: 353 trades6am7am: 804 trades8am: 1,098 trades9am: 1,084 trades9am10am: 1,078 trades11am: 930 trades12pm: 1,070 trades12pm1pm: 964 trades2pm: 1,036 trades3pm: 1,031 trades3pm4pm: 1,039 trades5pm: 1,032 trades6pm: 1,105 trades6pm7pm: 1,325 trades8pm: 1,727 trades1,7279pm: 1,532 trades9pm10pm: 1,250 trades11pm: 921 trades
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Practice trades by hour (NPT)
Buckettrades
12am641
1am347
2am173
3am103
4am131
5am183
6am353
7am804
8am1,098
9am1,084
10am1,078
11am930
12pm1,070
1pm964
2pm1,036
3pm1,031
4pm1,039
5pm1,032
6pm1,105
7pm1,325
8pm1,727
9pm1,532
10pm1,250
11pm921
How long

Three in four trades close within five minutes.

Time between opening and closing a practice trade. A simulator with no fees rewards the quick flip; the real market charges for it.

< 1 min: 7,775 trades (41%)< 1 min7,775 · 41%1–5 min: 5,970 trades (32%)1–5 min5,970 · 32%5–30 min: 2,533 trades (14%)5–30 min2,533 · 14%30 min–2 h: 728 trades (4%)30 min–2 h728 · 4%2 h–1 day: 1,196 trades (6%)2 h–1 day1,196 · 6%1 day–1 week: 476 trades (3%)1 day–1 week476 · 3%1 week+: 75 trades (0%)1 week+75 · 0%
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Closed trades by holding period
CategorytradesShare
< 1 min7,77541%
1–5 min5,97032%
5–30 min2,53314%
30 min–2 h7284%
2 h–1 day1,1966%
1 day–1 week4763%
1 week+750%
Which way

Long, mostly — but a quarter go short.

Retail investors cannot short on NEPSE. On paper, they try it.

Long · 71% · 14,951Short · 29% · 6,006
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Long vs short practice trades
SideTradesShare
Long14,95171%
Short6,00629%
How much

Leverage: most say no; those who say yes pick 5×.

1×: 13,248 trades (63%)1×13,248 · 63%2×: 2,187 trades (10%)2×2,187 · 10%3×: 1,140 trades (5%)3×1,140 · 5%4×: 94 trades (0%)4×94 · 0%5×: 4,243 trades (20%)5×4,243 · 20%10×+: 45 trades (0%)10×+45 · 0%
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Practice trades by leverage
CategorytradesShare
1×13,24863%
2×2,18710%
3×1,1405%
4×940%
5×4,24320%
10×+450%
What

The names beginners reach for.

Most-practised stocks on each board. This is what people practise on, not what anyone should buy — data, not advice.

Nepal (NEPSE)

NABIL: 7,477 trades (64%)NABIL7,477 · 64%NTC: 1,278 trades (11%)NTC1,278 · 11%NICA: 1,172 trades (10%)NICA1,172 · 10%NIFRA: 695 trades (6%)NIFRA695 · 6%GBIME: 556 trades (5%)GBIME556 · 5%UPPER: 447 trades (4%)UPPER447 · 4%
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Most-practised Nepal (NEPSE) stocks
CategorytradesShare
NABIL7,47764%
NTC1,27811%
NICA1,17210%
NIFRA6956%
GBIME5565%
UPPER4474%

India (NSE)

RELIANCE: 949 trades (72%)RELIANCE949 · 72%TCS: 108 trades (8%)TCS108 · 8%HDFCBANK: 75 trades (6%)HDFCBANK75 · 6%BHARTIARTL: 74 trades (6%)BHARTIARTL74 · 6%LT: 59 trades (4%)LT59 · 4%INFY: 58 trades (4%)INFY58 · 4%
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Most-practised India (NSE) stocks
CategorytradesShare
RELIANCE94972%
TCS1088%
HDFCBANK756%
BHARTIARTL746%
LT594%
INFY584%

US stocks

AAPL: 1,507 trades (69%)AAPL1,507 · 69%INTC: 211 trades (10%)INTC211 · 10%GOOGL: 149 trades (7%)GOOGL149 · 7%MSFT: 142 trades (7%)MSFT142 · 7%AMZN: 94 trades (4%)AMZN94 · 4%TSLA: 76 trades (3%)TSLA76 · 3%
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Most-practised US stocks stocks
CategorytradesShare
AAPL1,50769%
INTC21110%
GOOGL1497%
MSFT1427%
AMZN944%
TSLA763%
How many

Most people are still testing the water.

Traders grouped by how many practice trades they have placed. The median is about three; the job of the product is to move people rightwards.

1 trades: 347 traders (20%)1 trades347 · 20%2–4 trades: 599 traders (34%)2–4 trades599 · 34%5–9 trades: 383 traders (22%)5–9 trades383 · 22%10–24 trades: 280 traders (16%)10–24 trades280 · 16%25–49 trades: 92 traders (5%)25–49 trades92 · 5%50–99 trades: 46 traders (3%)50–99 trades46 · 3%100+ trades: 28 traders (2%)100+ trades28 · 2%
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Traders by number of trades placed
CategorytradersShare
1 trades34720%
2–4 trades59934%
5–9 trades38322%
10–24 trades28016%
25–49 trades925%
50–99 trades463%
100+ trades282%
Growth · last 14 days

New traders and trades, day by day.

Per Nepal-time day. Today is still in progress, so its bar is partial.

New sign-ups per day

037.575112.515030 Sept: 76 sign-ups30 Sept1 Oct: 60 sign-ups2 Oct: 54 sign-ups2 Oct3 Oct: 63 sign-ups4 Oct: 50 sign-ups4 Oct5 Oct: 60 sign-ups6 Oct: 30 sign-ups6 Oct7 Oct: 37 sign-ups8 Oct: 41 sign-ups8 Oct9 Oct: 22 sign-ups10 Oct: 32 sign-ups10 Oct11 Oct: 22 sign-ups12 Oct: 21 sign-ups12 Oct13 Oct: 108 sign-ups108
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Sign-ups per day
Bucketsign-ups
30 Sept76
1 Oct60
2 Oct54
3 Oct63
4 Oct50
5 Oct60
6 Oct30
7 Oct37
8 Oct41
9 Oct22
10 Oct32
11 Oct22
12 Oct21
13 Oct108

Practice trades per day

03757501,1251,50030 Sept: 1,186 trades1,18630 Sept1 Oct: 718 trades2 Oct: 992 trades2 Oct3 Oct: 1,184 trades4 Oct: 1,113 trades4 Oct5 Oct: 758 trades6 Oct: 720 trades6 Oct7 Oct: 754 trades8 Oct: 565 trades8 Oct9 Oct: 492 trades10 Oct: 698 trades10 Oct11 Oct: 394 trades12 Oct: 456 trades12 Oct13 Oct: 620 trades
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Trades per day
Buckettrades
30 Sept1,186
1 Oct718
2 Oct992
3 Oct1,184
4 Oct1,113
5 Oct758
6 Oct720
7 Oct754
8 Oct565
9 Oct492
10 Oct698
11 Oct394
12 Oct456
13 Oct620
Daily actives

People who opened StockYatra each day.

Distinct accounts per Nepal-time day. We started measuring on 25 September 2026.

020040030 Sept: 384 people30 Sept1 Oct: 337 people1 Oct2 Oct: 308 people2 Oct3 Oct: 282 people3 Oct4 Oct: 254 people4 Oct5 Oct: 248 people5 Oct6 Oct: 219 people6 Oct7 Oct: 225 people7 Oct8 Oct: 215 people8 Oct9 Oct: 183 people9 Oct10 Oct: 175 people10 Oct11 Oct: 178 people11 Oct12 Oct: 162 people12 Oct13 Oct: 234 people13 Oct234
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Daily active users
Daypeople
30 Sept384
1 Oct337
2 Oct308
3 Oct282
4 Oct254
5 Oct248
6 Oct219
7 Oct225
8 Oct215
9 Oct183
10 Oct175
11 Oct178
12 Oct162
13 Oct234
Community & learning

More than a simulator.

What people do between trades: talk, add friends, watch lessons, compete, and set alerts. All-time counts unless stated.

2,339
Chat messages
verified-only, moderated Global chat
670
Friendships
accepted friend pairs
963
In a league this week
3,035 league seats all-time
458
Bull-or-Bear calls
50% called the direction right
25
On a 3-day+ streak
right now
2,164
Video views
296 likes in the Watch feed
39
Price alerts set
85 Bazaar items earned
947
Verified accounts
571 by phone · 376 by email
Records

The record book.

3,401
Trades in one day
28 Sept
816
Sign-ups in one day
28 Sept
384
Most people in a day
daily actives peak
32.9 crore
Biggest paper portfolio
virtual coins · started with 10,000

Method and terms

Every chart is a count over practice trades and accounts on StockYatra's production database, refreshed hourly from the same API that powers the app (JSON feed). Trades are paper: virtual coins on a live-simulated market anchored to real price levels, never real securities. Nothing here is investment advice, and nothing identifies a person.

Use it. The data is published under CC BY 4.0: quote, chart or embed it with a link to stockyatra.com/data. Journalists and researchers who want a cut we don't show — by month, by market, by lesson progress — can write to hello@stockyatra.com.

Read the analysis: what 10,000 practice trades taught us, the most-traded NEPSE stocks, and why a 72% paper win rate is dangerous. Company numbers are on the investors page.

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