FOREX.com, Trading Academy vs Angel One, Smart Money: which trading school is better?
As of November 5, 2026, FOREX.com, Trading Academy leads Angel One, Smart Money by 2.3 points in the 2027 trading and investing school ranking: #328 internationally against #383. The gap comes mainly from the Trust and Visibility pillars. Angel One, Smart Money does better on Recognition and employability.
2027 edition · updated November 5, 2026 · next updates planned for December 2026 and January 2027 · Ranking methodology
All 25 criteria, side by side
| Criterion | FOREX.com, Trading Academy | Angel One, Smart Money |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 69.7 | 67.4 |
| International rank | #328 | #383 |
| Rank among broker academies | #3 of 45 | #4 of 45 |
| Trust · 10 % | 4.55/5 | 3.51/5 |
| 1. Regulator warningsscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 2. Registered company and agescale | 4/5 | n/a |
| 3. Transparency: price, refunds, legal notice, contactscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 4. Named, verifiable instructorsscale | 4/5 | 1/5 |
| 5. Honest marketing, no promise of profitscale | 5/5 | 2/5 |
| 6. Secure websitescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 7. Protected domain (SPF, DMARC, headers)scale | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| Teaching · 20 % | 4.00/5 | 3.40/5 |
| 8. Curriculum qualityscale | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 9. Real practicescale | 4/5 | 2/5 |
| 10. Mentoring and supportscale | 2/5 | 1/5 |
| 11. Cost per training hourscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| Student reviews · 20 % | 4.67/5 | 4.33/5 |
| 13. Reviewsscale | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 14. Number of reviewsscale | 5/5 | 3/5 |
| 15. Suspicious review warningscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 16. 12-month trendscale | n/a | n/a |
| Recognition and employability · 30 % | 1.21/5 | 2.25/5 |
| 12. Degree-granting programscale | 1/5 | 2/5 |
| 18. Degree recognized by a state or the professionscale | 2/5 | 3/5 |
| 25. Employability and career outcomesscale | 1/5 | 1/5 |
| 17. Institutional accreditationscale | n/a | n/a |
| 19. Labels and awardsscale | 1/5 | 3/5 |
| 20. Official partnersscale | 1/5 | 2/5 |
| Visibility · 20 % | 4.67/5 | 4.00/5 |
| 21. Domain agescale | 5/5 | 3/5 |
| 22. Websites linking to itscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 23. Press mentions, Wikipedia pagescale | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| 24. Audience: social media and newsletterscale | – | 5/5 |
In green, the better of the two scores. “n/a”: not applicable, the criterion is left out of its pillar. “–”: criterion not yet assessed. The evidence and source for each score are on each school's listing.
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