A genuine rival — which is exactly why this page is fair.
Samuel & Co Trading sits in the small group of UK providers whose certificate means something on a register: a regulated Level 5 in trading, delivered with mentoring and — uniquely among the providers we compare — a work-experience pathway that puts students inside a functioning trading operation. For someone whose goal is a seat and a track record, that offer is genuinely hard to beat, and it would be dishonest of us to pretend otherwise.
The differences are structural rather than qualitative. Their route starts around the £2,000 mark and centres on one qualification level; ours starts at £120 for an accredited Level 2 and runs a connected ladder to Level 7 with CISI exam preparation — qualifications we write in-house from live floor practice and prove with student cohorts before submitting for accreditation. Theirs is multi-asset; we are forex-first. Both models are legitimate. The question is only which first rung fits your budget and your goal.