Skip to content
Tapeboard. Tapeboard Academy

Tapeboard Academy

Learn by doing. Climb the desk ranks.

Hands-on lessons inside the live terminal: run a real scan, place a real sim trade, earn XP and climb the desk ranks.

Start learning free
Free forever · Pro $39/mo · Terminal $79/mo · See pricing
Tapeboard Academy surface: lessons, desk ranks, and XP progression
The Academy surface. Lessons run inside the live terminal. Open academy free →

What you get

Learn by doing

Lessons send you into the real product to do the thing, not watch a video about it.

Earn XP

Complete missions to earn XP. Progress is verified by what you actually do in the terminal.

Desk ranks

Climb from rookie to senior trader as your XP and completed missions stack up.

Build habits

Each grade reinforces scanning, sim reps, and journaling: the loop that compounds.

What it does

  • Lesson-per-concept format: teaches one idea, then sends you to do it live
  • Verified missions: XP is awarded by what you do in the terminal, not by clicking through slides
  • XP-gated desk ranks from rookie to daily desk
  • Daily challenges with streak tracking
  • Progress tracked per lesson and per rank with completion percentage
  • Graduation certificate on completing all core desk ranks
  • Free to access
Paper trading simulator
Where Academy missions send you to place your sim reps.
Scanner
Academy scanning missions start here.
Trade journal
Academy journaling missions log here.

Own the tape for $39/mo

Free forever, no card. Pro and Terminal pay for themselves in the move of one trade.

Free
$ 0 /mo · forever
  • 15-min delayed data + live scanner
  • A starter set of chart indicators + scanner presets
  • SEC filings search · heatmap preview
  • 3 price/volume alerts
Start free
Pro MOST POPULAR
$ 39 /mo
  • Real-time data, every surface
  • Every preset · every indicator
  • Unlimited alerts · AI research
  • Trade journal · paper-trading simulator
  • 7-day trial on every new account
Start 7-day Pro trial
Terminal
$ 79 /mo
  • Everything in Pro
  • The full AI suite
  • Multi-workspace layouts
  • Priority support
Go Terminal

An institutional terminal runs about $24,000/yr. Tapeboard is $39/mo, no contract, permanent free tier. Every new account gets 7 days of Pro at no cost.

Questions, answered

Is the Academy free?
Yes. Start the first lessons free, no card required.
Do I need trading experience?
No. Lessons start from the scan basics and build up to strategy work.
How do desk ranks work?
Complete missions to earn XP. Ranks climb from rookie upward as your verified XP stacks.
Will this help me trade live?
The Academy runs the same scan–sim–journal loop the terminal is built on, with paper money until you are ready.

Open the terminal. Free.

Real-time scanner, SEC filings, and macro data in one browser tab. No card. No setup. 7 days of Pro on every new account.

Start learning free

Free forever · Pro $39/mo · Terminal $79/mo