This is our educational division's new logo. It's based on three key themes which are expounded on below:

1) The World - Traders who earn the skill that allows them to Trade for Life truly have the world at their feet. This activity we call trading is the last bastion of total freedom and independence. With just a laptop computer (I trade with one on my travels all the time) and a high speed internet connection, you're in business from anywhere in the world. That could be poolside at your favorite Four Seasons Hotel and Resort, to your bedroom; from the log cabin that sits on the highest mountain in your favorite ski resort, to the wired cabana sitting on the shores of the Ritz Carlton's beach in Cancun, Mexico; from the Club House Restaurant on the 18th hole of your country club's golf course, to the special hideaway that your home office serves. 

The globe-like image, in this case, also signifies the worldwide community of traders VCM is growing in all four corners of the Earth. With plans to open training/trading facilities in Moscow, Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, Mumbai, Cairo, London, Montreal, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, and Mexico City, our growing international community of traders will be connected by one common goal, to Trade for Life.     

2) Life - Since time immemorial the tree has stood as a shining symbol of "Life." it has also served as a time-honored icon for "growth." Our tree above stands for both Growth and Life and is mirrored to symbolize the need for solid roots. For one's foundational roots dictate the manner in which one grows and develops, which in turn establishes the kind and quality of Life one ultimately achieves. I've dedicated most of my professional life to providing traders with the foundational needs required to grow into Master Traders. Those foundational needs include the right training/education, the right tools/technology and the right trading experiences. I call these three things the Financial Trinity or the 3Ts. These three things can truly lead to a wonderful life, the life of a Master Trader.

3) Time - The magic elixir that brings about growth and maturity in any endeavor is Time. Nothing worthwhile is every accomplished without it. Trading mastery is no different. Sophistication as a trader, as a market participant, is going to take time. Make no bones about that. And those who dedicate ample time to this endeavor increases his/her odds of truly being able to Trade for Life. So, this logo's colors are in honor of all those who, from dawn (yellow) to dusk (dark blue), trade, think about trading and/or studies trading. The colors symbolize those who use the time between dawn and dusk to move them one baby step closer to being smarter than they were the day before, more sophisticated than they were, more intelligent, more knowledgeable, more skillful as a trader. If some portion of the hours between dawn and dusk are used to this end, each day, ruling he markets (instead of the markets ruling you) is ultimately assured. How you spend your time now, determines how time will treat you in the future. 

I hope you like the logo!