That's fine with David Nassar, president of Broomfield, Colo.-based Market Wise Trading School. He says there's still enough interest in trading stocks, futures and options to warrant a new campus in Boca Raton.

Market Wise last week opened a 2,200-square-foot office at 925 S. Federal Highway. It offers a five-day course for $4,500 and shorter classes on topics such as futures and options for $2,000.

Nassar aimed to open a school here as long ago as 1999. But, says he decided to wait out the bear market, which turned day traders from magazine cover boys to remnants of an era most investors would rather forget.

"The market was tough," says Nassar, author of How to Get Started in Electronic Day Trading. "While the demand was there in Boca, being a little more careful turned out to be the right move."

The bear market flushed out those who weren't suited to day trading, he says, leaving a more serious brand of trader these days.

"We make no false statements that the market is easy," Nassar says. "It's not."

About The MarketWise.com, L.L.C.
Located outside of Denver, Colorado, The MarketWise.com was established in 1997 by New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Business Week Best Selling Author, David S. Nassar. The school offers courses which focuses on a unique technical approach to Direct Access Electronic Trading, Options, Futures and Technical Analysis. In 2002, MarketWise opened its 10,000 square-foot training and trading center, which includes classroom facilities and a retail-trading floor. At the school, students are equipped with the dynamic, real-time customizable trading platform, RealTick(R). For more information, visit the MarketWise Website.

About Terra Nova Trading, L.L.C.
Terra Nova Trading, L.L.C. is a broker dealer and a leading Direct-Access broker. Their online trading services are geared toward traders and active investors. Terra Nova’s customers are equipped with dynamic real-time quotes and charts through the completely customizable RealTick software platform from Terra Nova’s technology partner, Townsend Analytics. Traders using Direct Access route orders to competitive markets and receive live order and account updates. Terra Nova was the sponsoring broker dealer of one of the most active ECNs in the nation, Archipelago, and remains one of its largest subscribers. Terra Nova’s clients were among the first to enjoy Archipelago’s premier access to the marketplace. Founded in 1994, Terra Nova is headquartered in state-of-the-art facilities in Chicago. Securities are offered through Terra Nova Trading, L.L.C., member NASD, SIPC & PCX. For more information, visit the Terra Nova Website at www.terranovatrading.com

About Direct Access
Direct Access provides the flexibility to route orders to the most competitive market. It gives the control of the order back to the customer. Terra Nova provides Direct Access trading routed to ECN’s (Electronic Communication Networks) for NASDAQ® or listed stocks, where customers can see posted bids or offers, know when trades are executed, and quickly cancel or adjust unfilled orders. Because it offers Direct Access trading, Terra Nova doesn’t engage in the practice of payment for order flow, which can slow customer orders and result in execution prices that are not in the customer’s best interests.

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