PUCRS Online, Investimentos e trading: análise e ativos de curto prazo vs IFMC Institute (Institute of Financial Market Courses): which trading school is better?
As of November 5, 2026, PUCRS Online, Investimentos e trading: análise e ativos de curto prazo leads IFMC Institute (Institute of Financial Market Courses) by 2.5 points in the 2027 trading and investing school ranking: #240 internationally against #294. The gap comes mainly from the Visibility and Trust pillars. IFMC Institute (Institute of Financial Market Courses) does better on Teaching and 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 | PUCRS Online, Investimentos e trading: análise e ativos de curto prazo | IFMC Institute (Institute of Financial Market Courses) |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 74.0 | 71.5 |
| International rank | #240 | #294 |
| Rank among specialist schools | #3 of 668 | #5 of 668 |
| Trust · 10 % | 4.42/5 | 4.05/5 |
| 1. Regulator warningsscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 2. Registered company and agescale | – | n/a |
| 3. Transparency: price, refunds, legal notice, contactscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 4. Named, verifiable instructorsscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 5. Honest marketing, no promise of profitscale | 4/5 | 2/5 |
| 6. Secure websitescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 7. Protected domain (SPF, DMARC, headers)scale | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| Teaching · 20 % | 3.10/5 | 3.80/5 |
| 8. Curriculum qualityscale | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 9. Real practicescale | 2/5 | 4/5 |
| 10. Mentoring and supportscale | 1/5 | 3/5 |
| 11. Cost per training hourscale | 5/5 | n/a |
| Student reviews · 20 % | 5.00/5 | 4.67/5 |
| 13. Reviewsscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 14. Number of reviewsscale | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| 15. Suspicious review warningscale | n/a | 5/5 |
| 16. 12-month trendscale | n/a | n/a |
| Recognition and employability · 30 % | 2.57/5 | 3.09/5 |
| 12. Degree-granting programscale | 4/5 | 3/5 |
| 18. Degree recognized by a state or the professionscale | 4/5 | 3/5 |
| 25. Employability and career outcomesscale | 2/5 | 3/5 |
| 17. Institutional accreditationscale | 1/5 | n/a |
| 19. Labels and awardsscale | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 20. Official partnersscale | 1/5 | 3/5 |
| Visibility · 20 % | 4.33/5 | 2.75/5 |
| 21. Domain agescale | 5/5 | 3/5 |
| 22. Websites linking to itscale | 4/5 | 2/5 |
| 23. Press mentions, Wikipedia pagescale | n/a | 2/5 |
| 24. Audience: social media and newsletterscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
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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