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Online Trading Academy Instructors

John O'Donnell - Guest Instructor

John O'Donnell is the Chief Knowledge Officer for Online Trading Academy. In this role he delivers a combination of educational and corporate experience that has been instrumental in making Online Trading Academy one of the premier trading schools in the world. His extensive management and consulting experience has been a key ingredient in Online Trading Academy’s fast global growth and industry recognition and awards.

Mr. O'Donnell was a finalist two years in a row for the "Entrepreneur of the Year" award by Inc. magazine in Orange County, California. He has often been featured on financial web portals and television networks such as CNBC, CNN and MarketWatch. Mr. O’Donnell’s focus and thoughts on issues such as historic boom/bust business cycles and the potential coming burst of the credit bubble in the "Globalization 3.0 Era" has also been featured in financial focused newspapers and magazines such as The Wall Street Journal, Investors Business Daily, Traders Journal and EQUITIES magazine, just to name a few. Mr. O’Donnell is frequently a keynote speaker at global finance expos including Trade2Win, Online Traders Expo, London IX Expos, Brazil Active Traders Expos, World's First Virtual Online Traders Expo, Canadian Financial Forums, and The MoneyShow.

Mr. O’Donnell received a BS in Science from Southwest Baptist University in 1968. He began his career as a public school teacher and then transitioned to public corporations, working as an investment banker. His background in both education and financial services gives him a unique ability to teach complex financial theories and trading skills to beginner investors and seasoned traders alike.


Testimonials

“This is an AMAZING webinar!! I am sure most people who watched this have paid many ‘market gurus’ money for an afternoon of far less information...John O’Donnell and Sam Seiden are class acts...I am sooo excited to be attending Online Trading Academy in September.”

Rodney, August 2008

"Thanks John. Time and time again Online Trading Academy has shown that you guys are here for the sole purpose of educating traders. I thank you."

Reginald C., July 2008

"You are outrageous! I almost never write down any kind of stock tips . . . but I did note your short recommendations because I also have an interest in this whole credit / mortgage situation. I was busy all week and then started looking over my notes. Not only did you mention stocks that were in a downtrend, but you actually provided perfect timing. The majority of these started falling just about the time you finished your speech and they followed through all week with substantial moves. Thanks for the enlightenment!"

Brad O., June 2007

"I just wanted to thank you for the excellent trading workshops that you gave at the NY Traders Expo and the followup at your Secaucus location. Your talk on Globalization 3.0 really put everything in perspective for me, it was definitely worth me getting up early to get to your workshop!!!!! I also wanted to let you know, that I was also very impressed with your school, the professionalism of your instructors (Sal & Merlin) and Mike Mc Mahon. It was a real pleasure speaking with and learning from all your professional traders."

Tom R., February 2007