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'''James Dicks''' is the founder of PremiereTrade AI software 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>.   Yet when he left his previous employer, Dynetech, in the late 90's he was nothing more than a sales trainer.  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." [http://www.houstonpress.com/2006-02-02/news/who-is-james-dicks/]

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. 

In the past 12 months Mr. Dicks company, PremiereTrade LLC has had 120 complaints filed against it with the Better Business Bureau.  Of these 120 complaints, 102 involve refund practices with 48 currently unresolved. [http://www.orlando.bbb.org/codbrep.html?ID=204343762&cons=y&wlcl=y&fromWin=SearchStd.asp]

==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.

In 2003, Dicks was ruled to have acted in bad faith when he purchased the rights to bankofamericafx.com and bankofamerica4x.com.  The National Arbitration Forum stated "Respondent’s commercial use of the domain names at issue suggests Respondent is attempting to attract Internet users to its website for commercial gain by creating a likelihood of confusion with Complainant’s mark, which is evidence of bad faith registration" [http://www.arb-forum.com/domains/decisions/161459.htm]
==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 ]
*[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]
*[http://www.orlando.bbb.org/codbrep.html?ID=204343762&cons=y&wlcl=y&fromWin=SearchStd.asp PremiereTrade BBB history]



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