My wife, daughter & I are really enjoying this Futures Class. Our instructor, Jerry Baldwin has taught us so much & made it so easy. He engages with every single person in the classroom. We have a lot of support between Ron, Jen, AJ, & Nagel. My family & I are truly thankful.
Learned how to analyse stock charts to find what price zone I want to enter at
My background: Having been trading for 30 plus years, I would say almost 90% of those years my trading account was in a net loss for that year. My trading account starting value was between $2000 and $3000 and over those years I would have to add more cash to my trading account because I would keep blowing out the account out on bad entry trades, trades with high risk, or improper trade management. Fortunately, through the company that I used to work for, my personal 401K had grown too close to 500k, before I retired from work. What questions I had for OTA: 1. My main concern is, do I have enough money in my IRA trading account to cover all my monthly expenditure? 2. How many trades or trade gains do I need to meet line 1 question? 3. What type of trade will I need, buy and hold, option trading, short term trader, future trader, or a mix of all? What I have learned after completing OTA’s Professional Core course: 1. Create a trade plan to use as guideline and how-to setup my trading goals (how I can, by trading, cover my monthly living expenses). 2. Learned how to analyse stock charts to find what price zone I want to enter at, and with high probability, where I suspect price will go to meet suspected target goal. 3. Learn if I’m should take a trade long, short, or no trade if the trade setup doesn’t comply with my trade rules. 4. Learned money management on my trading account (proper risk/reward rules) and trade position size. 5. Learned how identify before entering a trade, what my target goals and stop loss are and how-to setup trade orders to be executed if the traded stock hit either price, per my trade plan.
Rob Hanson (Minneapolis, MN)
this is one of the best investments that I have made
I have just completed my 4th class at O.T.A. This school has exceeded all my expectations and then some. The instructors, coaches and all personnel are all very professional and eager to help with any questions or issues. I truly feel this is one of the best investments that I have made.
Bill Berman (Atlanta, GA)
missing piece of our educational system
I find these seminars very educational because it is more than trading. A sort of the missing piece of our educational system. People become successful in their career but inept when it comes to finances. They work for years and retire and many have never really learned how to take care of one of the most important aspects of life, money, until it is too late. Others delegate their finances to brokers who in many occasions don’t know or have their best interest at heart, or don’t understand what their client wants. I found that the Academy teaches you trading, but in the process also the missing link of all financial possibilities regardless of what avenue you take. Ignoring financial knowledge in a capitalist society makes us blind to a vital part of our life, limiting our success, and making us a target to unscrupulous consultants or wrong decision from institutions.
Ileana Gonzalez-Monserrat (Los Angeles, CA)
hands on method of teaching made it easier for me to understand
Josip has a systemic and comprehensive approach to teaching. He is a treasure trove of knowledge and has a unique way of disseminating information with illustrations and examples in a way we could understand. Each day, he prepared a lesson plan and stated his goals and objectives and reviewed it at the end of the session. His hands on method of teaching made it easier for me to understand difficult concepts. This was a very informative options class. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Josip Causic is an asset to Online Trading Academy.
Jennifer Griffith (Atlanta, GA)
GREAT class, GREAT instructor
GREAT class, GREAT instructor. I think I have found the path for me with futures. I may expand later but, all good for now.
T.R (Nashville, TN)
The class was most beneficial for me
Rian Bechtel is passionate about having a Trade Plan and has developed an excellent class on not only how to put it together, but why it is one of the most important things you can do to be a successful trader. The class was most beneficial for me in developing a focus about how to move forward, stick to the plan, and adapt where necessary. Truly a living document, not just something to throw on the shelf. Thanks, Rian, for a very beneficial class!
