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Based on verified student trade data from the Trading Academy Legacy program. Our average student who completes the course achieves a positive return within 3 months of going live. Individual results vary. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Trading involves risk and you may lose capital.
Verified student outcome
Based on verified trade data · Legacy program students
win rate across 102,300 verified backtested trades
1,324 verified Trustpilot reviews · Excellent
Verified trade data · updated April 2026

Verified · Excellent

10,800 new entries in the last 30 days

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How it works
There are no shortcuts. This is the path — and it works because every stage has to be earned before the next one begins.
Step 1 · Free
Five complete strategies, live sessions every week, and 100+ hours of recordings in The Vault. Everything you need to decide if trading is for you — before you spend a penny. No deadline, no pressure.
5 strategies taught in full
1–3 live events per week
100+ hours in The Vault
88,500+ member community
Step 2 · The Trading Academy
This is where serious traders are made. Backtesting, demo trading, then live markets — with full support and 2,500 other students on the same path at every stage.
All 11 trading strategies
Up to 30 live events per week
Backtest → demo → live
Educator accountability
Step 3 · Where it leads
Our average student who completes the course achieves a positive return within 3 months of going live. 2,376 live trades posted in the last 30 days.
live trades last 30 days
avg. to positive return
Based on verified student trade data · Trading Academy Legacy program · Individual results vary · Past performance is not indicative of future results · Trading involves risk and you may lose capital.
Backtesting results
Our students have recorded 102,300 individual trade entries across all strategies. Every single one has a screenshot.
across 102,300 trade entries recorded by students with screenshots of every trade
avg return on capital per 300 trades
new backtested trades added in the last 30 days
These 102,300 entries span market conditions from 2012 to 2026 — bull runs, crashes, COVID, aggressive rate hikes. Every single backtest has a screenshot, an entry price, an exit price, and a return figure. It's a spreadsheet you can open and verify yourself.
102,300 all-time trade entries. 10,800 new backtests added in the last 30 days. All figures updated monthly.
Inside the free school
This is an online school. Here's exactly what you get at no cost.

Complete sessions covering entry rules, exit rules, risk management, and real examples from students and instructors.

Live training sessions, backtesting walkthroughs, and open Q&A with real traders.

Live sessions organised and searchable. Watch instructors live across years of real market conditions — in your own time, at your own pace.

102,300 all-time trade entries with screenshots, entries, exits, and return data. Open it and see for yourself.

Ask questions, share backtests, and learn alongside traders at every stage — from complete beginners to people already trading live.
Trustpilot · 1,324 reviews
We don't curate these. They're pulled directly from our Trustpilot page — the good ones and the honest ones.
4.8
1,324 reviews · Excellent
"Genuine service in a sea of crooks. The trading industry is full of promises of riches and I've not come across one that delivers until now. Real traders teaching others how."
Craig Manning · Verified · Feb 2026
"It's a brilliant concept: free trading education. Obviously they're a business so more support is available at a price. But The Trading Cafe does indeed deliver on its free promise."
Paul Hugh · Nov 2025
"I've tried many other trading schools and this one is the right fit. It gives many options for trading styles and emphasises the value of learning and being responsible in trading."
Tine Gatchalian · Jan 2026
"Carefully constructed programme offering 5 strategies into trading. With a community-minded approach you can learn for free or go deeper with paid options. Completely trustworthy."
Stephen · Verified · Jan 2026
The Trading Cafe vs The Trading Academy
The free school is a real school, not a teaser. The Academy is for traders who've seen the strategies work and want to go further. Here's the honest difference.
Step 1 · Free
thetrading.cafe
Explore five complete strategies, attend live sessions, review the full backtesting database, and meet a community of 88,500+ students. Take as long as you need — no pressure, no deadline.
5 strategies taught in full
1–3 live events per week
The Vault — 100+ hours of recordings
Full strategy results spreadsheet
Free — no credit card, no deadline
Step 2 · The Trading Academy
Where the results on this page come from
When you're ready to trade real capital, the Academy provides the structure, accountability, and support that turns knowledge into consistent results. Every student on the results page came through this path.
Backtest your chosen strategy
Hit your demo trading target
Move to live markets with support
All 11 strategies · up to 30 live events/week
Educator accountability at every stage
Every student on the results page started in the free school. The strategies taught in both schools are the same — the Academy adds the structure, accountability, and live trading environment.
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© 2026 The Trading Cafe Limited · All results from student-submitted data.
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