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"Singapore-based mobile virtual stock market game TradeHero\u00A0has taken a huge step forward in China by launching\u00A0a Chinese version for iOS and Android devices.\r\n\r\nTradeHero has a similar concept to Fantasy Football \u2013 users kick off trading on its virtual platform with a $100,000 starting portfolio, and the market moves according to whatever is happening in real life.\u00A0Users are then ranked on a leaderboard based on a basket of metrics, including how\u00A0much profit they would have made if the trade were real.\r\n\r\nThe iOS version of\u00A0the Chinese app was made available on the App Store last month, but was only officially announced today.\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, the Android Chinese version is being hosted on the app stores of Chinese Internet giants Baidu and Tencent, which will help TradeHero reach more people in the country than just being on Google Play.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAlong with its Chinese app launch, TradeHero has also rolled out an update to Version 2.0, which features a free 'follow' function that lets users follow\u00A0another user\u2019s trade feed for them to replicate the trade if they want to. Previously it required a fee starting from $1.99. Now users have to pay when they upgrade to a premium subscription to receive real-time trading notifications.\r\n\r\nThe updated version also introduces a new user interface with a stronger emphasis on social sharing, with features including discussion forums, private messaging and a broadcasting function.\r\n\r\nTradeHero has been available for a year, and has surpassed 400,000 users in over 108 countries. Last year it raised a $10 million round of funding.\r\n\r\nHeadline image via Shutterstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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