IRVINE, CA (Jan. 28, 2008) - Online Trading Academy Chicago will celebrate the launch of their new weekly radio program on Saturday, February 16^th. 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.” said Craig Weil, host of the show. “This is a great opportunity to learn from a real pro trader,” stated Eyal Shahar, President of Online Trading Academy. “For anyone who lives in the Chicago area and is currently a trader or wants to become one, this is the perfect way to learn the skills necessary to be a successful professional trader”.

Since 1997 Online Trading Academy has been teaching traders by using the same tools, techniques and analysis used by professionals. Students work in state-of-the-art classrooms using the same unique “hands-on” approach to learning that has made Online Trading Academy famous.

Online Trading Academy believes that the best way for students to learn is by actually working in a real trading environment. Students are given “live trading accounts” on and Online Trading Academy covers all their commissions and losses. Innovations like this and fully reimbursed student tuitions in the form of discounted tickets from affiliated brokers have made Online Trading Academy the pioneering institution in the field of financial education.

Online Trading Academy Chicago is located at 2340 South River Road, Suite 103, Des Plaines, IL 60018. To register for a free Power Trading Workshop, call 877-682-2442. To learn more about Online Trading Academy please visit: 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, San Jose, Tampa, UK, Toronto, Singapore, Asia and Dubai. For more information about Online Trading Academy visit www.tradingacademy.com.