Kansas City - Student Testimonials
Read what our students are saying:
2011
"KC OTA is a very quality experience." Jerry W., October 2011
"Online Trading Academy is a complete training school for anyone who wants to learn trading for a profession. The instructors and the staff are at the top of the profession. It's a pleasure to attend all the courses. If you don't understand something they get excited about helping you understand." James L., October 2011
"Staff and their support of students is great. The facilities are very good and accommodating. I am always blown away by what is taught in the XLTs and OTA classes. The idea we have this kind of access to these great teachers for life, just boggles my mind. There is nothing I've ever learned before that has the kind of lifelong return this education provides. Sorry if this comes across as 'Sucking Up' or 'A Bit Much.' The truth is I'm just INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL. I've been struggling as a trader/investor my entire adult life, passionately trying to learn the right way to trade consistently. With OTA, I KNOW I'm finally in the right place, learning what I was hoping to have learned to do long ago. So I really appreciate what you and the other instructors provide. Now the goal is to undo all the bad that I've filled my head with and bad habits I've formed over all these year and become the disciplined, consistent, successful trader I've always wanted to be. Thanks again and God Bless." Stephen J., October 2011
"Everyone was fantastic! It's like a family. I feel safe and important to you. I had a wonderful experience at Online Trading Academy. They really care and do a great job guiding you and helping you reach your goals. A wonderful group of people who I feel are truly honest." Tracy L., September 2011
"Everyone was great at the facility, friendly and nice. After going through this intense 7 day class, some of the concepts seem so basic, how is it that only so few people know it. OTA does a great job (or at least Scott our Instructor did) of using live and historical examples to help you drill down to proper entry and execution points. These are the vital skills I came for and am leaving having all my expectations met and exceeded. Thanks OTA and Scott." Dean B., September 2011
"Although the investment was something that gave me second thoughts, I am glad that I worked through it. OTA not only gives you the basic knowledge but it sends you into the trading world with a plan and guidance. In retrospect I can't believe I paid so little for what I received." Risa G., August 2011
"With every class I take, it reinforces why I'm using OTA to further my trading and investing skills. Instructors, staff and course content are well done and can be immediately applied for profit!" David S., August 2011
"The entire center is top notch. From start to finish, everyone is extremely knowledgeable, professional and inventive. Each person provided great help whenever I needed it." Kin D., August 2011
"A great trading community--helpful, friendly staff, wonderful trainers and the ability to retake classes is a real benefit! Online Trading Academy is a worthwhile investment of time and money!" Vicki R., July 2011
"Everyone has been very enthusiastic and a pleasure to be around. Everyone is willing to help in any way they can. I am in a service industry myself, and that is what I look for in others. A very well run company. Rick is a very practiced trader. He does an excellent job in keeping the class as a whole moving forward. So far, OTA has done a great job in not only selecting its trainers, but training them to pass on their knowledge in a way that the students can easily remember, recognize, and use for many years (and many positive trades) to come." Derek V., July 2011
"Online Trading Academy is a very valuable experience that genuinely works to add value to the lives of people. This is value education." John K., June 2011
"Excellent location and professional atmosphere." Bill G., June 2011
"Excellent staff." Loren B., June 2011
"I really like the staff here at KC Online Trading Academy. Great people. I signed up for this course to start a network of fellow traders and I think I've found that here." Sam H., May 2011
"This academy is very well managed, clean, equipment up to date. Enjoyable experience each time." Joyce C., May 2011
"This is a fabulous group of people to work with - worth the drive." Cathie M., May 2011
"How much can you learn in a few days? Quite a bit. How much can that learning change the rest of your life? Ten-fold. Great education, great support after the class, and great enthusiasm to keep you from doing what most people do with learning new things, giving up. I am not giving up and hope to be back training a new class of "me's" later. Thanx Online Trading Academy." Darek V., April 2011
"Staff is excellent, friendly and very helpful. Thank You! (except maybe Paul... he wants money! Just kidding. Paul is great too. Without him, I wouldn't be here.) Thanks for convincing me to stay all seven days, Paul. This stuff is exciting." Harley S., April 2011
"The staff have been fantastic." Kelly G., March 2011
"KC Online Trading Academy facility and staff are fantastic!!!" Teresa D., February 2011
"Always enjoy my experiences here. People are friendly and I learn a lot." Susan A., February 2011
"I am so grateful for the continuing education that I get here, as well as the encouragement and accountability that is developing between students as we continue to learn and apply what we are learning, in an effort to make a living at trading. The instructors are amazing and each one brings a unique perspective to what he is teaching us." Melissa B., February 2011
"Online Trading Academy seems to have a group of people that enjoy what they are doing and have good cooperation and chemistry between them." Roger H., January 2011
"The entire staff at Online Trading Academy has been great! I really believe that they are here to help and make us better and PROFITABLE traders. It's refreshing that the profit objectives of the Online Trading Academy center doesn't impact the quality and content of the education." David S., January 2011
2010
"Online Trading Academy is the best teaching organization." John, December 2010
"Everyone is always very helpful." Darlene Z., November 2010
"A very professional and friendly staff. A great amount of information was covered by an excellent instructor who was very patient and willing to help with any questions - even the silly ones." Brad P., October 2010
"Friendly and comfortable atmosphere." Betty R., October 2010
"Everyone is so enthusiastic at Online Trading Academy, and more than happy to help in whatever way possible to make our experience pleasant and profitable." Melissa B., October 2010
"Online Trading Academy is EXACTLY what I was looking for. I waited several years until I found the right training experience. I am glad I did." Katey C., September 2010
"Overall environment was excellent. Anyone wanting to trade FOR PROFIT should absolutely take the Pro Trader. If I had done this years ago, I would be zeros ahead. This course would eliminate a lot of rookie, and experienced costly mistakes. Knowledge is power, and power creates money." Rick V., September 2010
"Online Trading Academy changed everything I thought I knew about trading. For the better. Thanks Mike." Mike R., August 2010
"All the staff at the KC Online Trading Academy are awesome and so helpful!" Cindy W., July 2010
"Online Trading Academy and the instructors are amazing. I've never been so excited about my future! They teach you how to make money and how not to lose it." Melanie M., July 2010
"FANTASTIC TRADING EDUCATION!" Gary M., July 2010
"Of all the training I have had over the years, I have found this information far above any in its usefulness. Hands on has been the best way to go. I am privileged to have the chance to take the classes over and over and each time I obtain more knowledge." Paola M., July 2010
"Very informative, fun, friendly people with lots of patience. I believe Online Trading Academy really improved my trading skill and I will follow my plan without fail. Plan the trade, trade the plan. They will work with you to make you a better trader." Steven R., June 2010
"Great Online Trading Academy team!" Mike O., June 2010
"I find that the classes provide a great foundation for trading and each follow-on class builds on and improves my ability to reach my financial and non-financial goals." Vick N., May 2010
"Online Trading Academy is living up to their commitment to their students; creating opportunities for furthering trading education with the retake opportunities etc." Dianne W., May 2010
"Online Trading Academy definitely delivers. The two instructors I've been lucky enough to study under have long years of experience and deep knowledge of stock trading. I felt almost as though I was learning to study piano and I had opportunity to learn from a world class pianist. I am not an instant world class trader but I feel I took a giant step in learning to trade." Mark J., May 2010
"Simply outstanding....and consistently so. This was my second time. It's difficult to find anything that approaches education professionally..... Online Trading Academy is rare. I have taught at the university level in more than one setting and, trust me, you can't find it there. The other thing that I really appreciate is that they believe in education..... You can expect to earn money at this if you are educated and practice.... No one ever says "here's a trick that gets me $$ quick every time"..... In 7 days, not a single bit of "get rich quick" but a solid belief that you can succeed if you are willing to learn. Simply terrific..... Life changing." Merle B., April 2010
"This is a super facility with great people! I feel really welcome and at ease, which is conducive to learning." Melissa B., April 2010
"KC staff always rocks!!! No one does it better." Dave J., April 2010
"Everyone here at Online Trading Academy are very friendly and supportive. It was a great learning environment. Easy to understand explanations. Great attention to questions. Very informative answers." Megan A., March 2010
"Online Trading Academy gave me a monumental experience in the way I am going to trade. I was extremely impressed with the attention given to our class. We had a wonderful instructor and I cannot say enough. Taking the class will change my perspective and increase my success. Thank You!!" Adam H., March 2010
"Thanks Online Trading Academy KC staff - you are the best!" Cindy W., March 2010
"Very supportive team with great on-going education!" Mike O., February 2010
"KC is an EXCELLENT facility!" Daniel S., February 2010
"Online Trading Academy, always the best." Kenneth C., February 2010
"This was a power packed week of learning. I became more confident in placing trades with the knowledge of risk/reward and stop placement. We also learned the possible target for the trades. I would highly recommend this course for anyone interested in becoming a successful trader." Jim F., January 2010
"The class and courses were well worth my time and effort; I highly recommend it to anyone interested in trading on the exchange." Glen W., January 2010
"I love the accountability of a brick and mortar facility and staff. Life time retakes makes it a great value." Stuart W., January 2010
2009
"I am truly impressed. I've traded many years, had a fair amount of knowledge but success has been very erratic. This class has given me so much more detailed information and focus. I know I'll be successful now." Mike K., December 2009
"I have had rules for trading before, but I have never had such a detailed, specific plan. I am grateful for each and every aspect of the class that will make my trading plan more comprehensive." Melissa B., December 2009
"It forced me to think about important ideas to be included in my trading plan. Good to have time in class where students are actually writing down what's going in the plan." Jeff D., December 2009
"The class is the best example of 'a light turning on' educational experience I have ever had.... I have two undergraduate degrees, one of the professional, a post graduate, terminal degree in my field, and several years of college level teaching.....NEVER had a light turn on like this.....a wonderfully, enlightening experience." Merle B., November 2009
"This course provided a solid basis for analyzing high probability - low risk trades. This helps eliminate the "noise" surrounding the markets by being able to effectively determine where supply/demand areas come into play." Wilmer C., November 2009
"I'm now convinced that trading cannot be learned by simply reading a book or by trial and error without spending a ton of money on losing trades to figure it out as you go. I really like the way classes are organized, conducted and how they fit together. It just makes sense to get this type of education first and save yourself a ton of money and headache." David J., October 2009
"I liked the attitude and approach to trading to fit my personality and goals. It wasn't a pie in the sky, rah, rah class. Rather, it was a realistic approach to making money in the stock market with reasonable expectations and techniques. I liked the focus on keeping the losses low. If it doesn't work, get out and look for other opportunities." Ralph T., September 2009
"I have been trading for a living since early 2008 and expect the knowledge I have gained from this class to increase my revenue substantially. Looking forward to start using what I have learned." Steve K., September 2009
"It greatly increased my confidence in trading support/resistance levels, use of fractals, Fibonacci and other areas that I needed to have illustrated by an experienced trader. On day 4 I entered two trades and made money on both in one hour (with the Dow down 140)! I think I'm on my way to turning my trading/investing around." Jim M., August 2009
"To me, the main benefit of the class was showing me the way to be methodical and systematic in my trading, helping me understand how to focus on what's important while ignoring the noise. I think I can make a lot of money with the presented information if I have the discipline to apply it correctly." Farid H., August 2009
"The class was so much more than learning how to trade Forex fundamentally and technically. It taught how to be mentally and physically ready to trade which I now see is just as important." Doug R., July 2009
"I felt like I increased my learning curve. I had people telling me I could learn it on my own. I decided that if paying for the course could help me from making just a few mistakes, I would be money ahead. I feel that this really helped me in risk management." Mike W., July 2009
"Before the class I was a complete newbie and did not have a clue as to what was involved in trading. I now know enough to at least get my feet wet. I am looking forward to the advanced class to gain more confidence and knowledge." Ken O., July 2009
"I have no suggestions ... but, as for comments, I simply cannot say enough good things about the experience I have enjoyed over the last 5 days. I say this relative to the environment at the Kansas City facility, the local staff and the quality of the instructor, Jerry. I can hardly wait to apply what I have learned this week ... and I look forward to continually building upon this fantastic base of knowledge." Steve K., June 2009
"Thank you for the very professional, courteous, and fun class!" Rebecca M., May 2009
"I didn't realize how little I knew, even after reading several books on trading, until I took this class. There is no substitute for live trading and going through all the dynamics required to prepare and execute trades. I highly recommend the class for people who have had limited experience in trading, especially for people who have never traded through a direct access broker. The instructor and staff were courteous, knowledgeable and always available. I'm excited and look forward to applying my knowledge and skills to trading on my own." Brad M., April 2009
"Hi, my name is Josh Dalton. I really want to let people know of the educational opportunity that Online Trading Academy offers. I had no trading experience prior to this, and the class went into a lot of different methodologies of trading to reach all levels. The instructor was very helpful for those that were slower or faster in picking up trading. There were a lot of live opportunities as well to practice those different methods while using the indicators for those to give you some confidence in those decisions. I can't honestly put into detail the educational experience that was given to me during this week. Another wonderful thing is that it's not a gimmick saying that they have a for sure way of you making money, they teach you many ways that many people have made money. Then you have to choose after trial and error on the owner’s account which method you really like. The lifetime retake option is great as well, so if there are things you missed or didn't quite understand you have an opportunity to come back and learn it all over again. It possibly could be another veteran trainer, with a different perspective, that helps you even more." Josh D., April 2009
"Online Trading Academy was an incredible experience for me. I have been a trader for a number of years, but Greg helped me fine tune my skills and provided me with a wealth of information that I can put into practice." Edie J., April 2009
"I have a degree in economics and an MBA. I've been buying and selling stocks, bonds, mutual funds and other investment vehicles for over 40 years. This course really opened my eyes to the possibilities of day and short-term trading and gave me insight into realistic techniques to control risk and evaluate trades." Karl B., April 2009
"Excellent combination of making topic point and then supporting with suggestions, warnings regarding pitfalls, personal experiences, and more! A super staff & location! Ron, Paul, Chris, and Kelli are all very professional, friendly & helpful!!! Top-quality facilities and service!!! Looking forward to future visits!!!" John C., March 2009
"The amount of learning exceeded my expectations. It built my confidence to try trading, AND demonstrated that I must do lots of work on a simulator before risking real money. I especially liked the focus on risk management. The "extras" about "trading as a business", tax implications of trading, and how trader accounts differ from normal brokerage accounts were very helpful. The course has given me the information and practice to build the confidence to engage in online trading for the first time. I am confident that I can begin to trade and control/limit my losses." Michie S., March 2009
"This class more than exceeded my expectations of Online Trading Academy. All of the information covered during lecture parlayed into what you were doing during live trading. During the first few days of live trading you are making guesses of what is going to happen with a stock, but after you learn all of the indicators, you learn what to look for in certain situations. I recommend Online Trading Academy to anyone who has a serious desire to become a day trader." Kyle R., March 2009
"I recommend Online Trading Academy to anyone considering trading. Online Trading Academy has a wealth of knowledge and experience that could help the novice become a confident trader. The facility and staff support is second to none. The instruction is worth the money and the experience will last a life-time due to Online Trading Academy allowing graduates to come back and sit in on classes already taken. The webinars and other services will keep the trader sharp and ready to prosper." Harold L., March 2009
"Can't beat Online Trading Academy!" James M., March 2009
2008
"The classroom is well equipped and comfortable. The instructor is very knowledgeable about trading, not only stocks but other forms as well, Futures, Commodities, Forex. Staff made me feel at home and are very friendly. All in all a very pleasant and learning experience." Don B., December 2008
"I really enjoyed the classes taught at Online Trading Academy. Their classes were focused on the actual trading of securities, not on opinions of whether the markets were going up or down." Steven G., December 2008
"I had a general understanding of the markets but I still got zapped in the global melt down, even with my professional money manager. Well, no more professionals, I can now direct my own financial future. The fact is no one will take care of my assets better than I will and now thanks to Online Trading Academy I can effectively do just that without guessing or taking any un-due risk." Thomas T., December 2008