Federal Trade Commission v. OTA Franchise Corporation et al

  1. September 14, 2020

    CORRECTED: FTC Settles With 'Online Trading Academy'

    The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with the company behind a trading program known as Online Trading Academy, which includes a $362 million judgment that the agency has agreed to forgo so long as OTA hasn't misrepresented its assets and three of its officers pay smaller monetary judgments.

  2. February 12, 2020

    FTC Says Bogus 'Trading Academy' Is A $370M Scam

    A purported investment training program called Online Trading Academy raked in $370 million by lying about its success to lure prospective retirement-age students into paying up to $50,000 per class, the Federal Trade Commission said in a California federal court complaint Wednesday.