IRVINE, CA (Nov. 15, 2007) - 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. Students are given “live accounts” on which to work and Online Trading Academy covers all their commissions and losses. Innovations like this and fully reimbursed student tuitions in the form of discounted commissions from affiliated brokers have made Online Trading Academy the pioneering institution in the field of financial education.

To learn about Online Trading Academy Manhattan or any of the other campus locations or home study programs please log onto www.tradingacademy.com.

About Online Trading Academy
Irvine, California-based Online Trading Academy is a financial education academy focused on educating students in the art of trading since June 1997. With over 5,000 graduates, Online Trading Academy offers professional instruction from credible Wall Street professionals, as well as a wide array of beneficial home study materials to supplement classroom study. Online Trading Academy offers instruction across a spectrum of trading styles and instruments, from Day Trading, Swing Trading, Position Trading, and Investment Theory for Stocks, Options, Futures (Eminis & Commodities) and Currencies. Current Online Trading Academy locations include New York, Los Angeles, Irvine, Houston, Dallas, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Orlando, Phoenix, Washington, D.C., Minneapolis, UK, Toronto, Singapore and Dubai. For more information about Online Trading Academy visit www.tradingacademy.com.