Press Release

ONLINE TRADING ACADEMY AWARDS AUSTIN FRANCHISE

New Austin Owners join the Growing Online Trading Academy Franchise Network

Irvine, CA, April 1, 2010 - Online Trading Academy is proud to announce the Austin, TX franchise has been awarded to Tracy and Katie Hubbard. Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard are wonderful people and bring with them an exceptional entrepreneurial background.

Tracy Hubbard has a very extensive trading background. He began trading commodities in 1998, trading natural gas during the collapse of Enron in 2001, started trading Forex in 2001 and endured the market volatility during 9/11. He paid high prices for seminars, books and self study programs. "You can either invest in your education to become a professional trader or the market will teach you very expensive lessons! I bought this business because I want to help others avoid the pitfalls I experienced because of market ignorance. I believe it is essential to not only have a superior education, but also mentors who will hold your hand and walk alongside you on your journey to your financial goals and dreams. Online Trading Academy provides all of this and so much more. Trading can be a lonely business so we are here to help you as a community. Moving two daughters, son, daughter in-law and son in-law to operate Austin and San Antonio offices as a family, we are committed to helping others," Tracy Hubbard, President of Online Trading Academy, Austin.

"We are excited the Hubbard family has joined our family and welcome them to the team. We feel fortunate to have such great owners for the Online Trading Academy location in Austin," said Eyal Shahar, President of Online Trading Academy. "This is a great opportunity for the people of Austin who are traders or want to become traders, to meet this great family, and learn the skills necessary to achieve their goals."

About Online Trading Academy

Irvine, California-based Online Trading Academy is a global network of financial education centers focused on teaching students the art of trading since June of 1997. With over 18,000 graduates, Online Trading Academy offers professional instruction from experienced Wall Street professionals, as well as a wide array of beneficial home study materials to supplement classroom study. Online Trading Academy locations include Phoenix, Irvine, Los Angeles, Concord, San Jose, Denver, Orlando, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, Atlanta, Chicago, Kansas City, Boston, Baltimore, Detroit, Minneapolis, New York City, Secaucus, Charlotte, Philadelphia, Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Seattle, Washington DC, Milwaukee, Dubai, London, Singapore, Mumbai, Vancouver and Toronto. For more information, visit www.tradingacademy.com.