Press Release

ONLINE TRADING ACADEMY AWARDS HOUSTON FRANCHISE

New Houston Owners to join the Growing Online Trading Academy Franchise Network

Irvine, CA, April 3, 2010 - Online Trading Academy is proud to announce the Houston, TX franchise has been awarded to Mary Beth and Tom Motisi. Mary Beth and Tom are both graduates of Online Trading Academy Milwaukee who enjoyed their education and loved the business so much they decided to buy the Houston franchise location.

Mary Beth has great energy and passion and a tremendous background with over 20 years as a manager, trainer and operations consultant with McDonalds Corp. Tom has been an entrepreneur for twenty years building optometry businesses in the Milwaukee area.

"We have found such energy and enthusiasm in Mary Beth and Tom, and are delighted to welcome them to the team. We feel fortunate to have such great new owners for Online Trading Academy Houston," said Eyal Shahar, President and founder of Online Trading Academy. "This is a great opportunity for the people of Houston who are traders or want to become traders, to 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.