White Paper: 952

White Paper: 952 is a desktop financial simulator from Sellanding designed for learning through immersion in a dynamic market. It emphasizes evidence-based decision making over flashy visuals, placing players in a realistic environment where prices, executions, macro news, and economic variables respond to a sophisticated internal engine.

Core Simulation Engine

The market engine updates prices and trading volume on every tick, creating realistic drift and volatility. Prices are generated by blending scenario-driven drift, macro indicators, news impact, and idiosyncratic shocks, ensuring a responsive and evolving market backdrop for strategy testing.

Trading and Execution

Players can place market and limit orders with partial fills, fees or taxes, and slippage tied to liquidity. An accompanying order book and depth chart visualize current bid/ask structure and the flow of volume, helping users assess execution risk and refine entry and exit tactics.

Analytics Dashboard

The dashboard offers quick market insights through candlestick charts, asset lists, live news, treemaps, and the order book. Users can switch between stocks and commodities and stay synchronized with the simulated clock for accurate timing of analyses.

Portfolio and History

Track total assets, realized and unrealized P&L, and the performance of open positions. The system separates buy and sell histories to help players review actions, quantify results, and iterate on strategies with clearer hindsight.

Decision Support: Secretary Briefing

A Secretary Briefing presents macroeconomic summaries, quarterly earnings, and simplified financial statements on a single screen. This consolidated evidence stream supports fast, informed decision-making during gameplay.

Save, Load and Compatibility

The game uses a slot-based save/load system with autosave indicators, reset options, and migration logic to preserve data across older versions. This ensures continuity as players advance and reattempt scenarios.

Vision

The project aims to go beyond a traditional trading game by delivering an educational, evidence-driven market simulator. Players interpret causality between news, economic indicators, and corporate data, continuously refining strategies while experiencing both learning and engagement.