Online Trading Academy Franchise News

Denver, CO, November 8, 2011 - Online Trading Academy of Colorado received the Timberline Award from Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence at its annual award ceremony on Nov. 4, 2011 in Denver, Colorado.
The Award Criteria encompass 7 categories, including results with comparisons to similar organizations and documentation of business processes. The criteria was established in 1987 as the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence, used for our national excellence award, and in 47 states. The Baldrige Criteria is explained in this short video.
The Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence is a non-profit organization that administers the Baldrige-Criteria based award in the western states and provides training services to companies and individuals...

Irvine, CA, - September 23, 2011 - Online Trading Academy has awarded the newly-created position of Chief Operating Officer to Gene Longobardi. Longobardi’s experience, dedication and leadership have helped to spearhead the rapid global expansion of Online Trading Academy. After having served the global network of financial education centers for four years as the Senior Vice President of Franchise Operations, he has gladly and graciously accepted his new role and responsibilities.
“It is an honor to be a part of an expanding company that deeply cares about its students, employees, and franchisees,” said Longobardi. “This is an amazing organization which is truly transforming lives.”
Longobardi came to Online Trading Academy in 2004 as a consultant, assisting with the early stage formation of the franchise organization, and joined the team full-time in November 2007...

Grand Opening to Feature Free Power Trading WorkshopsPHILADELPHIA, PA--(Marketwire - September 9, 2009) - Online Trading Academy will celebrate the Grand Opening of its Philadelphia financial education center this month. Grand Opening events include a special address from Senator Daylin Leach from 3 PM to 7 PM on Thursday, September 24th. He is expected to comment on the importance of financial education and preserving wealth. Free Power Trading Workshops, hosted by John O'Donnell, Online Trading Academy's Chief Knowledge Officer are scheduled for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 24th, 25th and 26th from 10 AM to 2 PM. This will be a treat for Philadelphia residents attending a Power Trading Workshop, as O'Donnell has been a keynote speaker at financial industry trade shows, been featured in trading magazines and interviewed on both radio and TV for his insight into the trading markets...

Grand Opening of Fort Lauderdale Location to Feature Free Power Trading Workshops

HOLLYWOOD, FL--(Marketwire) - Online Trading Academy will celebrate the opening of its third Florida campus with the Grand Opening of the new Fort Lauderdale financial education center. Grand Opening events include Free Power Trading Workshops on September 10, 11 and 12th, hosted by John O'Donnell, Online Trading Academy's Chief Knowledge Officer. This will be a treat for South Florida residents attending a Power Trading Workshop, as O'Donnell has been a keynote speaker at financial industry trade shows, been featured in trading magazines and interviewed on both radio and TV for his insight into the trading markets. The new campus is located at 1 Oakwood Blvd, Suite 218, Hollywood, FL 33020-1954...

Grand Opening to Feature Free Power Trading Workshops MILWAUKEE, WI--(Marketwire - November 5, 2008) - Online Trading Academy will celebrate the opening of their first Wisconsin campus later this month in Milwaukee. Grand Opening events include Free Power Trading Workshops on November 15th, 16th and 17th hosted by John O'Donnell, Online Trading Academy's Chief Knowledge Officer. The new campus is located at N96 W17035 Division Road, Suite E, Germantown, WI 53022.

Scott Turriff, owner of the Milwaukee campus, recognized a need for trading education in the Milwaukee area and is excited to bring Online Trading Academy, the premier financial education facility, to the state of Wisconsin. "This is a great opportunity to learn and develop your trading education from one of the best," said Eyal Shachar, President of Online Trading Academy...

Grand Opening to Feature Free Power Trading Workshops

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - September 16, 2008) - Online Trading Academy will celebrate the opening of its New York City campus with a week-long schedule of Grand Opening events in September. Grand Opening events begin with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, September 23rd, continue with trading secrets and insight from industry leaders and conclude with free Power Trading Workshops on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 25th, 26th and 27th. Special guests include Liz Claman -- Fox Business News, David Bernard -- EQUITIES Magazine and Tom Keene -- Bloomberg Radio. The new campus is located at 42 Broadway 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10004.

This is the second Online Trading Academy campus for John Bang, who opened his first Online Trading Academy campus in Secaucus, New Jersey in 2005...

New Miami location will be the 28th for Online Trading Academy

July 17, 2008 // Franchising.com // IRVINE, CA - Online Trading Academy is proud to announce an agreement with a new franchise location in the Sunshine State: Miami, Florida.

This will mark the third location awarded to Bill Carthen who owns two other Online Trading Academy locations in Florida: Orlando and Tampa.

"We are extremely excited to award a franchise location in Miami, Florida to Bill Carthen," said Eyal Shachar, President of Online Trading Academy. "For anyone who lives in South Florida and is currently a trader or wants to become one, this is the perfect opportunity to learn the skills necessary to become a successful trader...

Grand Opening Week to Feature Free Power Trading Workshops

IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - July 9, 2008) - Online Trading Academy will celebrate the opening of its first Georgia campus this month. Grand Opening Power Trading Workshops, hosted by John O'Donnell, Online Trading Academy's Chief Knowledge Officer, will take place on July 17th, 18th and 19th. The new campus is located at 1351 Dividend Drive SE, Suite G, Marietta, GA 30067.

O'Donnell has been instrumental in making Online Trading Academy the premier trading school in the world. His background as an educator and experience as a principle or consultant for five public companies has been an essential ingredient in the continued growth of Online Trading Academy...

New Radio Show about Successful Trading Hosted by Chris Koomey and Scott Trello of Online Trading Academy

June 06, 2008 // Franchising.com // IRVINE, Calif. - "The Business of Trading", a new radio show focused on trading and investing, will air in Washington DC, Baltimore, MD and Northern Virginia starting on June 4, 2008. The 1 hour show will air every Wednesday from 9-10 am on WBIS 1190 AM in Maryland and Washington DC and every Wednesday from 3-4 pm on WAGE 1200 AM in Northern Virginia.

The "Business of Trading" helps individuals who want to get better results from their portfolio, who want to generate additional streams of income and who want to become professional traders by approaching trading and investing as a business...

May 22, 2008 // Franchising.com // IRVINE, CA - The world's top instructors are available to help you strengthen your trading skills in a live trading environment. Online Trading Academy, the world's foremost school for the science of profitable trading, has added Futures to its Extended Learning Track (XLT) family. In addition to Broad Market Analysis, Momentum Intraday Trading and Forex tracks, students can now learn how to successfully approach E-mini Futures and Commodity Futures. The futures market is the world's most mature financial market and its high volatility makes this market more suitable for sophisticated and knowledgeable traders. Students who want to increase their understanding and confidence in the futures market and increase their profitability, now have an additional education option to grasp and master this market...

Online Trading Academy Chicago's Craig Weil will Host Call-in Radio Show To Help Traders and Active Investors Succeed

January 30, 2008 // Franchising.com // IRVINE, CA - Online Trading Academy Chicago will celebrate the launch of their new weekly radio program on Saturday, February 16th. The 1 hour radio show will be broadcast live Saturday mornings at 9:00am on Chicago's WIND 560 on the AM radio dial. The host of the show is Craig Weil, a 33-year veteran trader of the CME, CBOT and CBOE trading floors, and co-owner of Online Trading Academy Chicago.

"Chicago is a hotbed of active investors and traders who are trying to successfully manage their own accounts. We will be bringing ideas and trading tips from noted experts and educators to the airwaves every Saturday morning...

Grand Opening Week to Feature Free Power Trading Workshops

January 28, 2008 // Franchising.com // IRVINE, CA - Online Trading Academy will celebrate the opening of its third California campus in San Jose in January. Grand Opening Power Trading Workshops, hosted by John O'Donnell, Online Trading Academy's Chief Knowledge Officer, will take place on February 21st, 22nd and 23rd. The new campus is located at 1798 Technology, Suite 152, San Jose, CA 95110.

O'Donnell has been instrumental in making Online Trading Academy the premiere trading school in the world. His background as an educator and experience as a principle or consultant for five public companies has been an essential ingredient in the continued growth of Online Trading Academy...

Manhattan Franchise Signing Brings Number of New York Offices to Two

November 15, 2007 // Franchising.com // IRVINE, CA - Online Trading Academy, the leading financial education institution focused on teaching students the art of trading since June 1997, has signed an agreement to open its second franchise in the New York. A new center in Manhattan is scheduled to open in March offering traders a chance to learn using the same tools, techniques and analysis that pros use worldwide. Students will work in state-of-the-art classrooms using the same unique "hands-on" approach to learning that has made Online Trading Academy the world leader in trader education.

Online Trading Academy believes that the only way for students to learn is by actually working in a real trading environment...