Trading Instructor
Craig Weil
Equities, E-mini Futures, Platform Immersion and Personal Trading Plan Instructor
Craig started his trading career in 1974, as a floor trader on the Chicago Board Options Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade. In 1990, he moved to the
CME where he traded until 2009. Craig’s experience in trading financial futures, equities, equity options, currencies, and agricultural futures is matched
by few in the industry. His comprehensive trading career has prepared him to recognize trading opportunities in all global markets.
As a former host of Traders Talk Live, a popular Chicago radio show, Craig brought his unique perspective of the markets to thousands of listeners
every week. He has interviewed scores of industry leaders from all different areas of the financial community.
Craig himself has been a frequent guest of the Chicago news media, having appeared on several Chicago radio and television stations including WBBM TV
(CBS) and FOX TV (WFLD).
As an Illinois Registered Investment Advisor, Craig heads up CB Financial LLC, a boutique trading firm specializing in U.S. equities.
Craig says, "I am excited to be affiliated with Online Trading Academy. They have given me the opportunity to share my lifelong career experiences with
people from all corners of the world who have the same passion for the markets that I do."
What students are saying about Craig Weil:
"Mr. Craig Weil simplifies the tasks to individual needs of the course and platform. His approach to overcome difficulties experienced by students on the whole course is delivered professionally to the maximum understanding and satisfaction." Irteza H., March 2012
"Craig was born to teach, he is great teacher with lots of experience and patience. Please let me know when he comes back to any subject !!!" Eli C., March 2012
"I love Craig; he's such a great instructor. He's fun and he spends extra time with students answering questions and making sure we understand. I think he is very nice and modest as a person too, and that also helps in learning because I like listening to what he has to say. Of course, also considering years of his experiences, he's a highly qualified instructor. I learned so much more than I expected." Min K., January 2012
"Craig is a great instructor. He shares with the class his many years trading experiences. I did learn a lot from his live trading in the class, especially his thought process. That is extreme helpful for my trading." Hero Z., January 2012
"Craig's methods were simple to follow and understand. He answered all my questions and provided individual attention to all the students. I gained a lot of knowledge from the class without overwhelming myself." Vasudha R., December 2011
"Craig is an amazing instructor. His trading experience was very apparent throughout the week and has helped instill new ways to look at the market and take advantage of opportunities while being realistic about the results. With his instruction I have developed a strategy that has worked better in class than any other I have learned. I am really looking forward to adding it to my plan and incorporating it into my everyday trading. I will highly recommend Craig as an instructor to anyone seeking to take the futures course." Ted H., November 2011
"Craig is very professional and eager to answer questions, even after class. He gave personal attention to our individual needs and his patience was that of Job. His experience and expertise in the field made him a natural teacher and he related his knowledge in a very simple and digestible way. I was able to walk away with skills to help me trade, as a first time trader." Linda A., October 2011
"Craig is very knowledgeable and has so much experience in the real world of trading. Craig is a great instructor and I really enjoyed his class!" Jo Ann W., October 2011
"Mr. Weil was very attentive and made sure that all questions - no matter how insignificant they might have seemed to be - were answered and that the questioner, as well as the rest of the class, understood the problem as well as the answer. No question was left unanswered. Mr. Weil made sure that all understood what he taught before moving onto the next subject/point/chapter, etc." Arun B., October 2011
"What can I say... Craig's experienced as a floor trading and making the switch to computer trading which is no easy feat and most important be able to share that knowledge to me and the rest of the class in an easily understood format for me to implement my new trading formula. Thank you Craig for going the extra mile for me and those of us in the class." Barry, September 2011
"Craig made the course very enjoyable and imparted upon me the fact that effective trading is not emotional. I really appreciated his laid back teaching style and answering any and all questions from all of the students. He spent a considerable amount of time trading from the charts and explaining why many areas had a higher probability of success vs. other areas. I very much appreciated this. He was absolutely great!!" Mike R., September 2011
"Craig is an excellent instructor!! He uses his trading experience very well to bring a personal touch to the class. Thanks!!" Irene, September 2011
"Craig is excellent. He is very helpful, dedicated to students, works hard and is available all day, no breaks (for him). He was humorous." Roberto M., August 2011
"Craig was really outstanding. His teaching style and demeanor were very deliberate and detailed which was very beneficial to me." John W., August 2011
"Really one of the best so far. Respectful, thorough, thoughtful. I feel confident about trying to trade futures after this class which is a huge difference from the first time I had the class. Bring him back to Atlanta!!" Brad, August 2011
"Craig is world class! Learning his style and process would have been enough, but he also did a great job of making sure everyone understood the concepts he was teaching and also spent plenty of one-on-one time to answer our individual questions." David L., July 2011
"Craig is one of the best instructors I have run into. His experience and knowledge, and the manner in which he delivers the course material will definitely help me get to the next level in my evolution to becoming a pro. I now know where the pros are looking and how they are mapping their charts. I'd take a class from Craig ANY DAY. Thanks again, Craig. Your help is MUCH appreciated." Gino P., July 2011
"Craig doesn't use many indicators, or foolproof "system" to trade. He focuses on price, which seems to be what most successful traders focus on. He gave a systematic approach to start each day and enter trades based on rules. Many of his techniques will be implemented into my trading plan right away." Bob B., July 2011
"Craig always makes sure every question is answered and that the person asking the question understands the answer each and every time. Also the personal attention shown to students as needed was outstanding." Michael H., June 2011
"Craig's approach made the robust collection of material comfortable to absorb. His experience and reassuring manner set up the perfect foundation for me. I am confident my future Online Trading Academy experiences will build quite nicely upon this foundation." Phillip R., June 2011
"Craig was a top notch teacher. He is enthusiastic about what he does and how he shares it with us. He is understanding of how/where we are and has the experience to deal with many factors. He is able to see the "big picture" and then break it down to fit needs." Marilyn P., June 2011
"I liked Craig Weil's ability to intelligently deliver the class material, to answer and address individual questions and spend time with each student. His attitude, manners and qualifications, as well as his humor and honesty, is quite refreshing. He ran the class agenda expertly, so as to optimize the logic, lesson and application aspects of the class material and slides...He repeated his unique content, ie., pivot points and intermediary support/resistance areas on the charts in different time frames sufficiently clarifying any initial confusions or insecurities of the students. His structure and methodology of the class agenda was excellent; innovative and high-level in that he incorporated the variability and vagaries of the daily markets from his years of successful experience and his honest personal, realistic evaluations of himself and his trading styles and philosophy regarding the markets. All in all, he helped me analytically and with my progress in my emotional intelligence issues of my trading plan and my personal fear and greed issues regarding the markets and my past and future trading. An exceptional class structure and instructor. A solid one-two winning punch." A.J.M., May 2011
"I like the way Craig comes around to each student in a personal way every day to address their specific issues. Craig also demonstrated he holds a comprehensive knowledge in futures trading. He also demonstrates patience and shows passion and that he likes to teach futures trading." Robert Y., May 2011
"Mr. Weil is very well-suited to teach this class and has an enormous and robust background in bringing in real-life experiences with a lot of technical instruction to make the course material easy to understand and digest." Stanley Y., May 2011
"Craig did a great job. One of the better instructors that I have had, he is very good about giving his students a lot of one on one time and I think for newer students that is very important." Ernie C., May 2011
"Craig teaches the futures class in a great way for those who have some experience in trading. He has a strategy that works and is not hard to understand. He is the best instructor I have had at this point. I learned a lot of things that I'm sure will help me." Chris B., February 2011
"Craig was a terrific instructor and I would take any class he teaches. We were especially privileged to have him come and share at our trading group which happened to meet this week. What a guy!!" Lynda L., February 2011
"Craig was outstanding! He filled in the missing pieces I was looking for to successfully trade futures. He kept it very simple and applicable to making high probability trades. An outstanding instructor; I recommend him highly." Terry P., February 2011
"Instructor went out of his way to answer questions and make everyone understand despite big differences in experience levels. His level of understanding of the subject was superb, as was his ability to share the knowledge." Carl H., February 2011
"Craig is exceptional. He always put forth the effort to ensure everyone understood the material." Bob W., January 2011
"Craig was very well qualified to teach this course material and had a cheerful, optimistic attitude. He helped me understand that some things I'd been doing previously were just plain foolish. That's what I came here for." Brad W., January 2011
"Craig Weil is an excellent instructor. He simplified things to make the essentials stand out. I will be a better trader for having taken his Pro Trader class." Dave, November 2010
"Craig exceeded my expectations. I feel his insights, knowledge and depth of experience that he shared will help take my trading to a new level. He was also very genuine in his approach and was conscientious in making sure everyone got it." Will H., November 2010
"Craig is a GREAT instructor! Besides being a very friendly and amiable guy, he is very knowledgeable and generous with sharing his platform skills, custom indicators and trading techniques." Mike P., October 2010
"Craig has an excellent command of the TS platform and style for delivering the most useful functionalities. I would take advantage of any opportunity to learn more about the platform from Craig." Jeff F., October 2010
"Craig was a great instructor. Very knowledgeable, patient and courteous. Tried to answer everyone's questions while still staying on track with class schedule. His trade floor expertise was tremendously valuable." Judy K., September 2010
"Craig was a fantastic instructor. His style was good, in my opinion, for Platform Immersion in that he didn't go through every page of the book pedantically, instead he had a very hands-on approach where I believe I learned more than if I had read the book. For software like TS you want to be hands-on as much as possible to get comfortable with the software tool." Tom Z., September 2010
"Craig went over and above to make sure that all questions were answered and keeping the class focused on what really matters with the platform instruction. He wasted no time at diving into the heart of the platform and kept up a great pace of learning so that we could get in as much as possible in the short three days." Kelly S., May 2010
"Craig was wonderful and allowed the class to follow on their computers as he demonstrated the various techniques." Harvey P., May 2010
"Craig is a great instructor with a wealth of knowledge and a tremendous asset to Online Trading Academy." Duane F., May 2010
"Craig Weil has unique skills, personality, and experience to field questions and provide a learning environment and content for a full range of students. Many thanks." Catherine H., April 2010
"Craig is best." Naga M., April 2010
"Craig is an excellent instructor with a wealth of knowledge related to trading the market. He immediately answered most questions and was eager to research answers to other unanswered questions. I like his style and approach towards getting me up to speed on the Trade Station platform. Thank you!" Dan G., February 2010