Colorado's Only Brick-and-Mortar Trading School Graduates First Class of
Students
The first class of students graduated from Online Trading Academy of Colorado at the Castle
Rock, CO campus on August 29, 2008. Students from Boulder, Denver, Colorado Springs and
elsewhere undertook this intensive course, called Protrader, to learn the skills and practice using
the same strategies and tools that professional traders and investors on Wall Street use.
(PRWeb) September 17, 2008 -- The first class of students graduated from Online Trading Academy of Colorado
at the Castle Rock, CO campus on August 29, 2008. Students from Boulder, Denver, Colorado Springs and
elsewhere undertook this intensive course, called Protrader, to learn the skills and practice using the same
strategies and tools that professional traders and investors on Wall Street use.
Merlin Rothfeld, Master Instructor and Trader for the Academy and frequent guest on CNBC Squawk Box in
America and Asia, taught the course. The Protrader course teaches strategies that range from long term investing
to short-term day-trading. Students use the Academy's capital to trade "live" in class so they need not fear losing
their own money while they learn. The Colorado campus opened in mid-July 2008.
Especially in today's turbulent financial times, people need to know what alternatives are available to preserve
and build wealth. Most people lack the education and tools to make money in declining markets, in addition to
rising markets.
Online Trading Academy Colorado's President, Karen Trisko, states, "You can get a financial education one of
two ways--trial and error, which is very expensive and time-consuming, or by getting a formal education with a
trading professional. It's a lot less expensive in the long run to undertake education that uses state-of-the-art
trading tools, sound adult learning methods, repetitive practice, and individual instruction -- as we deliver in our
programs."
General Manager Bob Montgomery adds, "Graduates have reported succes