The legal library gives you easy access to the FTC’s case information and other official legal, policy, and guidance documents.
Prepared Remarks of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Regarding Non-HSR Reported Acquisitions by Select Technology Platforms, 2010-2019: An FTC Study
Dissenting Statement of Commissioners Noah Joshua Phillips and Christine S. Wilson Regarding the Commission's Rescission of the 2020 FTC/DOJ Vertical Merger Guidelines and the Commentary on Vertical Merger Enforcement
Statement of Commissioner Chopra Regarding Law Enforcement Authorizations to Protect Military Families
2109001 Informal Interpretation
2109005 Informal Interpretation
2109002 Informal Interpretation
2109003 Informal Interpretation
2109007 Informal Interpretation
2108005 Informal Interpretation
2108002 Informal Interpretation
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension (Pay-Per-Call Rule)
2108007 Informal Interpretation
Online Trading Academy
Online Trading Academy is required to offer debt forgiveness to thousands of consumers who purchased its “training programs,” while the company’s founder and other individuals will together pay between $5 and $9.1 million and turn over assets under the terms of a settlement with the FTC.
The FTC brought a lawsuit alleging that OTA, led by Eyal Shachar, had deceived consumers for years with claims that purchasers of OTA’s investment training were likely to generate significant income. OTA claimed that anyone could learn to use its strategy, and filled its sales pitch with testimonials and hypothetical trades showing significant profits. In August 2021, the Commission announced it is returning more than $5.4 million to defrauded consumers.