Your Practice. Part Of. E-Trade is also the owner of OptionsHouse, which has its own powerful app for active traders of stock and options. Flag as inappropriate. Cons The self-directed investor may be annoyed by the constant push to engage a financial advisor Limited options trading capability No forex or futures trading. After all, while stocks and other investments can go up, they can also go down. Keep in mind that while described as a simulator, this app is not a simulation and works with real market data to give you as close to real life results as possible.