I'm going to start with the good, and then the bad.
FIRST THE GOOD:
They teach you a patented rule-based system that works. For example, we watched the instructor make a $2,000 profit in 30 seconds on a live future trade using exactly what he taught in the class. If you're a novice like me, you learn everything you need to know about trading including market terminology, chart analysis, trend analysis, curve analysis, entry types, order types, exit types, risk management, trade management, and the software platform. The education is well-organized, and the coaches and staff are very friendly and helpful. I would give it 5 stars if the in-class instruction was better paced and if the online videos were a little more thorough and in-depth, which I'll elaborate on below, but first let me address the 1-star reviews. What a bunch of idiots. This school is in no-way a scam. They trust their system so much that they let you trade on their own money in class. As far as the tuition cost, the total amount is based on how many asset classes you're signing up for. So for example if you're only taking futures and that's it, then your tuition will be less than someone who's taking a combination of futures, forex, options, and equities. Everybody starts with 1 week of core strategy, followed by 1 week for each asset class. You also pay for XLTs (Extended Live Trainings) and Pro-Picks. Basically XLTs are where you go online and learn from a professional trader who's trading live with real money and showing you exactly how to apply core strategy and technical analysis. This is every single day. And pro-picks is where you copy their trades. That's also every day. And it's available for life at no additional costs. You can't get more value than that. And you don't pay for everything all at once. They let you finance it over 2 years, and they're very flexible with the down payment. You can get started with as little as $100 down payment and $300 per month. You tell them what you need, and they'll work with you. They're not going to overcharge you. Anybody who calls it a scam is out of their mind and being dishonest.
NOW THE BAD:
I debated on whether or not to give this 3-stars or 4-stars. But on the strength of the staff's friendliness and how well organized the education is, I decided to give it 4-stars. But I could easily have given this a 3-stars, because they need to do a much better job with the instruction. What they're teaching is perfect. It's HOW they're teaching it that I have a problem with.
They start you off with 15 online instructional videos about their core strategy. They tell you to watch the videos before attending the 1st week of in-class instruction. However, the 1st 2 days of in-class instruction covers the same exact material as the videos. I was expecting the in-class instruction to be more in-depth and offer more ninja tips, but instead, the teacher literally re-taught everything you learned in the videos as if he's not aware that you watched the videos. So I'm not sure if that's by design or if it was a miscommunication between the instructor and the school. The remaining 5 days of class was using the software and doing trades.
As far as the videos, the problem I have with the videos is that each of them are very short, like 5 or 10 minutes. So you're not getting a whole lot of in-depth material. You're getting only a brief cursory understanding. Sure, you don't need an hour to understand candles, but you do need an hour to understand curve and trend analysis. For example, the video on pivots and swings was so brief, that I had to go on YouTube for examples and to understand it better. They should add more value to their videos by making them longer and more in-depth. The other thing I don't like about the videos is that they're formatted for only half-screen even when you choose full screen. So you can barely see anything. They need to reformat their videos for modern device resolutions.
I had Matt Gildea for in-class instruction. Matt is a very knowledgeable professional trader and a very nice guy. But he does a poor job on pacing. He took an entire hour just to introduce himself and talk about his travels and his experience, but then dragged through the material on the outline. By the end of the class, he was no where near the end of the outline and started rushing to catch up and skipping over stuff, and even then he still didn't catch up. Then the next day, he wasted about 30 minutes going over what he taught yesterday. Dude... you're BEHIND FREAKING SCHEDULE.. catch the hell up!!!!
Other than that, I'm very satisfied with the school and the education, and I would HIGHLY recommend it to someone who's looking to get started in trading. And I look forward to taking my classes, but PLEASE... STAY THE HELL ON PACE WITH THE OUTLINE!!!!! read more