Most of what moves a market is noise.
Novus is a game where you lend, invest and spot scams with pretend money, then see what happens. Try it now: click anywhere on the moving line to add some news.
Good call. Bad luck. Both can be true.
Pick a business. Decide if you'd lend them money. Then see why luck doesn't decide if you were right.
1 · Pick a business
0 / 4 decidedSome are safe. Some are risky. Can you tell which?
The file
2 · Your turn
Prices jump around. Most of it means nothing.
Pick a news story. Guess which companies it helps or hurts. Then watch the prices move.
| COMPANY | PRICE | TODAY | PRICEY? |
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Why did it move?
You make the news
Something here doesn't add up.
Read this company's numbers. Find the 5 real warning signs. Careful: 3 are tricks.
Their numbers
hover to zoom1 · Tick what looks wrong
0 ticked2 · What do you do?
Try it first. Learn the words after.
Most of us learn about money from books. Novus lets you practise instead.
Spot who will pay you back.
Why owing a lot is dangerous.
Profit on paper isn't money in the bank.
Don't bet everything on one thing.
Which price moves actually matter.
Replay a real company scandal.
How a giant lender collapsed.
Unlock simple money words as you play.
See where each student gets stuck.
Teachers can set up a class and see which mistakes students keep making.
Common mistakes
tap a student₹5,00,000.
Day one.
Your call.
You get ₹5 lakh of pretend money. What would you do with it?