We are pleased to inform you that Online Trading Academy is seeking a master franchisee in Singapore and other South East Asian countries. They have appointed a local consultant to meet with interested parties on September 27 at the U.S. Embassy.  

Online Trading Academy (OTA), headquartered in Irvine, California, is the global leader in web based direct access trading education for U.S. equities, futures, options and currencies with over 50,000 members globally and over 9 years of operating experience.  OTA provides its students with a selection of 16 different classes that are taught in the classroom.  OTA also provides webinars, one-on-one mentoring and cd-rom tutorials to its students. 

Millions of people are actively engaged in the financial markets every day, and this number is growing.  OTA has developed a business model that recognizes and captures today’s demand for training in the financial markets.  Since 1997, OTA has tested and refined its business model to create a winning training experience for today's active traders and a winning business experience for its franchisees.  OTA supports its franchisees with the knowledge, resources and techniques necessary to run a successful training business. OTA will help the franchisee generate sales leads, develop market share and deliver exceptional customer value. Owning an OTA franchise will give the franchisee the opportunity to participate in the industry’s hottest growth area – Self Directed Trading.

Only OTA offers Live trading free-of-charge on the classroom floor, exclusive and high quality course content, proven trading methods, elite affiliations with the U.S.’ leading financial services organizations such as NASDAQ and major trading firms CyberTrader, RushTrade and FXStreet.com.  OTA teaches its students to use the same tools and professional trading techniques as the top traders on Wall Street.  And, with OTA, there's no risk to taking its courses -- tuition for all courses is fully rebated when students open an account with one of its affiliated Broker/Dealers, FCMs or Currency Dealers.

An OTA franchisee will benefit from the vast experience of OTA’s seasoned management team, offering more than 200 years of collective franchising and financial services experience.  The OTA team created and ran one of the largest US trading operations that executed US$500 million worth of transactions daily.  In addition, OTA has taught thousands of active traders how to be successful in extremely volatile bull and bear market conditions. More information on OTA can be found at www.tradingacademy.com. 

OTA is now building a global franchise network of training centers using its branded content and operating model to service its customers around the world.  While the investment will vary by market, qualified Master Franchise candidates will typically need about US$200,000 to US$300,000 in available capital for franchise fees, initial startup costs (classroom set up, office lease, renovation etc), trading account deposits and, working capital for a typical OTA Center. 

OTA now have centres operating in Irvine, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Dallas, TX, Houston, TX, New York, Dubai, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. New franchised centres are expected to open this year in Boston, Chicago, Orlando and Miami.

If you are interested to meet with OTA’s consultant on September 27 at the Embassy to explore the feasibility of becoming its master franchisee, please complete the on-line form at www.buyusa.gov/singapore/en/online_trading.html. When we receive your form, we will call you to arrange an appointment that is convenient for you.