The Trading Axioms (TTA, TraderVidal) vs Opción Sigma (Luis Silva): which trading school is better?
As of November 2, 2026, The Trading Axioms (TTA, TraderVidal) leads Opción Sigma (Luis Silva) by 4.7 points in the 2027 trading and investing school ranking: #660 internationally against #839. The gap comes mainly from the Teaching pillar. Opción Sigma (Luis Silva) does better on Visibility and Trust. On Recognition and employability, they are level.
2027 edition · updated November 2, 2026 · next updates planned for December 2026 and January 2027 · Ranking methodology
All 25 criteria, side by side
| Criterion | The Trading Axioms (TTA, TraderVidal) | Opción Sigma (Luis Silva) |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 52.6 | 47.9 |
| International rank | #660 | #839 |
| Rank in Mexico | #2 of 16 | #4 of 16 |
| Trust · 10 % | 3.01/5 | 3.70/5 |
| 1. Regulator warningsscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 2. Registered company and agescale | 1/5 | n/a |
| 3. Transparency: price, refunds, legal notice, contactscale | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 4. Named, verifiable instructorsscale | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 5. Honest marketing, no promise of profitscale | 1/5 | 2/5 |
| 6. Secure websitescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 7. Protected domain (SPF, DMARC, headers)scale | 2/5 | 3/5 |
| Teaching · 20 % | 4.21/5 | 2.60/5 |
| 8. Curriculum coveragescale | 3/5 | 1/5 |
| 9. Real practicescale | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 10. Mentoring and supportscale | 5/5 | 3/5 |
| 11. Cost per training hourscale | n/a | n/a |
| Student reviews · 20 % | 3.67/5 | not rated |
| 13. Student rating (Trustpilot and Google)scale | 4/5 | n/a |
| 14. Number of reviewsscale | 2/5 | n/a |
| 15. Suspicious review warningscale | 5/5 | n/a |
| 16. 12-month trendscale | n/a | n/a |
| Recognition and employability · 30 % | 1.63/5 | 1.42/5 |
| 12. Degree-granting programscale | 3/5 | 1/5 |
| 18. Degree recognized by a state or the professionscale | 1/5 | 1/5 |
| 25. Employability and career outcomesscale | 2/5 | 1/5 |
| 17. Institutional accreditationscale | n/a | n/a |
| 19. Labels and awardsscale | 1/5 | 1/5 |
| 20. Official partnersscale | 1/5 | 3/5 |
| Visibility · 20 % | 1.33/5 | 3.00/5 |
| 21. Domain agescale | 2/5 | 3/5 |
| 22. Websites linking to itscale | 1/5 | 1/5 |
| 23. Press mentions, Wikipedia pagescale | n/a | n/a |
| 24. Audience: social media and newsletterscale | 1/5 | 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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