New Stock / Options Trader ready to FAIL

#1
Hello, I'm currently involved in stocks through my MBA program and I'm ready to take some risks;

I'm being told to be ready to fail out of the gate, but I know if the risks aren't taken, there's no potential for reward... Being an engineer, I use excel as my tracker; What is the best software to track a few simple investments?

Looking forward to getting more into this! It's good to have connections with forums like this.
john