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'''James Dicks''' is the founder of PremiereTrade AI software.  He previously did business as or served as a spokesman for Forex Made Easy, 4XME, dix, Inc., GlobalTec, and Wizetrade, and is the president and CEO of PremiereTrade, Inc, which he started in 2002.  His company publishes ''The James Dicks Magazine'' and offers financial radio programs through the James Dicks Financial Network (JDfn).  He claims to be "the world's leading educator on trading the spot foreign currency market". <ref>[http://www.whoisjamesdicks.com/publicationsForex.php ''Who Is James Dicks?'' site run by James Dicks]</ref>. 

==Controversy==
[[KDVR|Fox 31]] TV in [[Denver]] questioned the business approach of Dicks and his colleagues, "So the question remains if the software works so well - and is so easy - why aren't these guys sitting back making millions instead of selling you the software?"
and suggested that their operation is the "slickest [[Confidence trick|con game]] in America - right now."<ref>[http://www.fox31news.com/_ezpost/data/6465.shtml KDVR]</ref>

Senior [[MarketWatch]] columnist Chuck Jaffe attended a 4x Made Easy sales seminar and labeled it "Stupid Investment of the Week." <ref>[http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7B56B6C727%2D156A%2D487B%2D907D%2D07EC1327D2A0%7D&siteid=mktw&dist= Chuck Jaffe, "Trading systems: Show me the money" at Market Watch, accessed September 30, 2006]</ref>

The alternative newspaper, ''The [[Houston Press]]'', in "Who is James Dicks?" states that "You can't help but feel bad for James Dicks.... Dicks had great difficulty answering questions about his work history. He also didn't know if he held active securities licenses.... Dicks admitted to being a defendant in fraud cases, but he did not know how many."<ref>[http://www.houstonpress.com/Issues/2006-02-02/news/sidebar2.html "Who is James Dicks?", ''The [[Houston Press]]'', Febrary 2, 2006, accessed September 30, 2006]</ref>

In deposition for a lawsuit against Dicks and his former employer Mr. Dicks said, "When I left Dynetech, I was a sales trainer...didn't really do anything...It was just a job created for me to -- for nothing. I mean, to help me out. I really didn't do anything. It was a hypothetical position."<ref>[http://www.houstonpress.com/Issues/2006-02-02/news/sidebar2.html "Who is James Dicks?", ''The [[Houston Press]]'', Febrary 2, 2006, accessed September 30, 2006]</ref>

In a related story, the Houston Press states, 
:"Dicks (previously) sold a forex system called Trade Signal Pro. His partners were two guys who had previously been accused by the [[Commodity Futures Trading Commission]] of defrauding 175 investors out of $760,000. They had purchased a previous incarnation of Trade Signal Pro, called Currency Trading Systems. 

:"One pitchman, Michael Stewart of [[Arizona]], told audiences that he made mad money with the [[Exchange rate|Currency Trading Systems]] when, according to his settlement with the CFTC[http://www.cftc.gov/enf/00orders/enfroeder.htm], he actually lost $10,500 in the one year he used it. His co-defendants lost a combined $54,000 using the system. Stewart did not admit or deny any wrongdoing. 

:"Dicks told Sparks and Thompson about Trade Signal Pro, and they added a similar product called 4X Made Easy. Dicks, Stewart and GlobalTec were sued by disgruntled 4XME buyers in a Denver court in 2004. 

:"Dicks's deposition in that case is a fascinating glimpse into the world of hucksterism."<ref>[http://www.houstonpress.com/Issues/2006-02-02/feature_2.html ''The Houston Press'', February 2, 2006]</ref> 

Dicks, doing business as dix, Inc., lost the right to use the domain names <bankamericafx.com> and <bankamerica4x.com> in a 2003 arbitration ruling [http://www.arbforum.com/domains/decisions/161459.htm], based on a "bad faith" use of the names.

==Accomplishments ==
Dicks' first book, ''FOREX Made Easy…Six Ways to Trade the Dollar'', has been an international best-seller in the field of trading the Foreign Exchange (FOREX) Market.  James’ next book, ''Operation Financial Freedom'' was published by [[McGraw-Hill]] in 2005. James and his uncle, J.W. Dicks, also co-wrote ''How to Buy and Sell Real Estate for Financial Freedom''.   It was released in April 2006 and also published by McGraw-Hill.

Radio programming on the James Dicks Financial Network offers more than 12 hours of daily radio shows, on two separate channels, that center on stocks, options, and the FOREX markets.

In 2005, James and his company collected more than a quarter of a million dollars in donations for the [[Red Cross]]’ [[Hurricane Katrina]] Relief Fund.

==References==
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== External Links ==
*[http://www.premieretrade.com/ PremiereTrade]
*[http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/ripoff183301.htm Ripoff Report article]
*[http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/ripoff152155.htm Ripoff Report article]
*[http://www.puddletown.com/forex/4xme/cftc_33_pages.asp FOREX on Puddletown.com]
*[http://www.houstonpress.com/Issues/2006-02-02/news/feature_full.html Full feature article in ''Houston Press'']
*[http://www.whoisjamesdicks.com/ James Dicks Personal Site ]
*[http://www.arb-forum.com/domains/decisions/161459.htm description of the arbitration ruling against Mr. Dicks]
*[http://www.houstonpress.com/2006-02-02/news/who-is-james-dicks/ Article describing Mr Dicks work history]

[[Category:Writer and is the president and CEO of PremiereTrade, Inc, which he started in 2002.  His company publishes ''The James Dicks Magazine'' and offers financial radio programs through the James Dicks Financial Network (JDfn).  He claims to be "the world's leading educator on trading the spot foreign currency market".<ref>[http://www.whoisjamesdicks.com/publicationsForex.php ''Who Is James Dicks?'' site run by James Dicks]</ref>. 

For more than a decade, James Dicks has been one of the nation's leading educators on the subject of empowering investors to handle their own investments.

James is living his dream by helping investors overcome the hurdles of reaching their financial goals. Millions of people have heard James’ message of diversification, money management and financial freedom and thousands have attended one of his free workshops. 

Increasing investment knowledge is James' goal and he strives to reach this goal by using a common sense approach that investors of all types can utilize on the road to financial freedom.

James has been a pioneer in bringing technology to the masses that would be otherwise unobtainable. 

==Accomplishments ==
April 10, 2007 - James Dicks’ company, PremiereTrade™ LLC is preeminent in the training of investors in the Foreign Exchange Markets (FOREX).  Through his books, national workshops, classroom study and the James Dicks Financial Network radio programs, more than 6,000 trading customers have been exposed to this highly profitable trading opportunity.  Dicks said, “I am so pleased with the positive reaction to the FOREX.  This has long been an investment opportunity on a global basis and now North American investors are deeply involved.  I am very proud that PremiereTrade™ is so deeply involved in FOREX education to help create successful traders.” [[User:Af321|Af321]] 14:49, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

April 9th, 2007.  James Dicks company commits to further job growth and development in the Orlando area and continues its policy to hire American workers.  All of the technology created is made in America and not made overseas or outsourced like so many others.   James was quoted as saying "It's time that America returned to its roots and starts to hire and develop from within.  The new technology is low cost high returned and designed to help the average family manage personal finances.

April 2nd, 2007.  There is a new press release out from the company outlining the companies continued commitment to social causes. 

Dicks' first book, ''FOREX Made Easy…Six Ways to Trade the Dollar'', has been an international best-seller in the field of trading the Foreign Exchange (FOREX) Market.  James’ next book, ''Operation Financial Freedom'' was published by [[McGraw-Hill]] in 2005 and is listed on amazon as reaching number one on the business best sellers list. James' `most recent book ''How to Buy and Sell Real Estate for Financial Freedom'', was released in April 2006 and also published by McGraw-Hill.

Radio programming on the James Dicks Financial Network offers more than 12 hours of daily radio shows, on two separate channels, that center on stocks, options, and the FOREX markets.

In 2005, James and his company collected more than three hundred and fifty thousand dollars in donations for the [[Red Cross]]’ [[Hurricane Katrina]] Relief Fund.  The article does not mention that he also had his team deliver two large trailers full of water and supplies three days after the hurricane to slidell louisiana, one of the worst hit regions.  He actions in response to Katrina are commendable.

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.premieretrade.com/ PremiereTrade]
* [http://www.premieretradeai.com/ PremiereTrade Technology ]
* [http://www.whoisjamesdicks.com/ James Dicks Personal Site ]


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