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January, 2020 - (5 years 10 months old)
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Business Name: https://fih.com/listing/6052947
Business Website: https://fih.com/listing/6052947
Business Start Date: 2020
Business Location: Singapore
Business Valuation: $4,590,000 USD
Employee Number (Inc. Owners): 3
Business Model: Online education and mentorship (courses, subscriptions, coaching)
Industry: Finance Education & Stocks
Percentage Being Sold: 100%
Sales (TTM): $817,853.37
Net Profit (TTM SDE): $768,726.14
Business Multiple (TTM Revenue): 5.61x
Business Multiple (TTM EBITDA): 5.97x
Social Media Followers: 50k+
Tag Line: 5+ Y/O Online Trading Education Platform
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The business is a high-authority online education brand founded by a veteran trader. The platform teaches individuals how to trade stock options profitably using a systematic, risk-aware approach. The founder’s institutional experience lends credibility, and he has built a loyal global community of students. The business offers multiple revenue streams (courses, coaching, tools, memberships) and is fully digital with low overhead.
This is an opportunity to acquire a turnkey educational business with strong brand recognition, a deep content library, live coaching infrastructure, and a community. No financials are included in this memorandum — valuation will focus on assets, brand, and growth potential.
Founder: 30+ years in markets (Goldman, Citibank)
Business Model: Online education and mentorship (courses, subscriptions, coaching)
Structure: Digital, remote, scalable
Market Reach: Students in 40+ countries
Core Offerings
Options Academy Elevate: Flagship course + membership with tools, coaching, and community.
Accelerate Coaching Program: Daily market videos, trading insight, weekly coaching.
Mastery Modules: Advanced standalone courses (spreads, options strategies, etc.).
Book: A bestselling book used as lead magnet and credibility asset.
Live Events & Workshops: Occasional bootcamps and webinars to drive engagement and sales.
Free Content & Newsletter: Weekly market commentary video to nurture leads.
All content, tools, indicators, email systems, and community platforms are included in the sale.
Everyday Professionals: People seeking additional income, serious about investing.
Beginner Traders: No prior experience, attracted by structured learning.
Intermediate/Experienced Traders: Looking to refine strategies and consistency.
Entrepreneurial Mindset Users: Those seeing trading as a path to freedom.
Geographically, the audience is global with strong representation from U.S., UK, Southeast Asia, Singapore.
Website & Blog: Central hub with SEO-optimized articles, landing pages, funnels.
Email List: Weekly newsletter with warm leads (thousands of subscribers).
Social Media:
X / Twitter: 50k+ followers
Instagram: 1k+ followers
Facebook: Established page
YouTube & Podcast Appearances: Free content snippets, interviews with founder
Media & Public Exposure: Regular appearances on radio (Money FM), Bloomberg interviews, and guest spots on finance podcasts.
Partnerships: Notable collaboration with Saxo Bank for co-hosted options workshops.
These channels fuel continuous lead generation and community growth.
The company’s edge versus competitors comes from:
Founder Credibility: The founder’s institutional trading credentials differentiate the brand.
Comprehensive Curriculum + Tools: Deep content pipeline plus proprietary indicators and dashboard.
Community & Support: Ongoing coaching, helpdesk, peer groups, and direct founder access.
Proven Results & Testimonials: Highly positive public reviews and user success stories.
Ethical and Educational Messaging: Emphasis on discipline, risk management, and avoiding hype.
Competitors may provide one-off courses or signal services, but few combine all these elements coherently.
Students report substantial account growth over time, often citing ROI improvements.
Many beginners emphasize how the program took them from zero to confident traders.
Experienced traders highlight adding new strategies and value beyond what they already knew.
The book has 600+ positive reviews (4.5+ stars) and serves as both a brand builder and lead driver.
In social media, many posts and tweets praise the founder’s insights, clarity, and consistent market commentary.
These testimonials and reviews reflect high customer satisfaction and strong word-of-mouth credibility.
Scale Paid Acquisition: Add paid funnels (Google, Facebook, YouTube) to greatly expand reach.
Expand Partnerships: Align with brokerages or fintech platforms (white-label, co-educational content deals).
New Products & Tiers: Offer a beginner tier, premium mastermind cohorts, or trade-alert subscription.
Localization: Translate course materials to other languages (Spanish, Chinese, Arabic).
Community Monetization: Launch paid-only community access or premium group tiers.
Affiliate Program Expansion: Open to external influencers to drive referrals.
Pricing Optimization & Upsells: Test higher pricing, bundle strategies, and cross-sell offers.
These are plausible, actionable levers given the content and brand foundation.
Founder Dependency: The brand and community are strongly tied to the founder’s presence. A transition plan is essential.
Competition & Market Saturation: Many trading educators exist; continuous innovation and marketing will be required.
Market Cycles: Retail trading interest waxes and wanes with market sentiment; downturns could affect enrollment.
Regulatory Compliance: Must maintain clear disclaimers to avoid financial advice classification.
Technical Platform Risk: Reliance on third-party tools (LMS, indicators) requires continuity planning.
No Financials Provided: Absence of audited revenue/profit data increases due diligence burden on buyers.
Domain(s) and fully built website with content and blog
Entire course content library (videos, slides, workbooks)
Proprietary trading tools and indicators
Email lists, marketing funnels, automation sequences
Social media accounts (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube)
Community platforms (LinkedIn group or others)
Book rights and publishing assets
Affiliate program infrastructure and affiliate relationships
Media appearance archives
Legal documents (disclaimers, terms, policies)
Customer/subscriber database
Marketing assets and creative collateral
This is a full handover, enabling the buyer to run the business from day one without interruption.
Structure: 100% asset sale (or equity sale, as negotiated)
Valuation Approach: Based on content, brand, growth potential, and community (since no public financials are disclosed)
No Assumed Liabilities: Buyer acquires clean assets; obligations are limited to fulfilling prepaid memberships
Founder Transition: Arrangements expected for the founder to support handover (e.g. training, joint webinars)
Recurring Revenue Transition: Subscription revenue flows to buyer upon closing
Non-compete & Support Terms: Likely included in final agreement
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January, 2020 - (5 years 10 months old)

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