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| 81% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. | 68% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. |
| Overall Rating | Plus500 | eToro |
| Our Rating | 4.5 / 5 | 4.4 / 5 |
| User Rating | (based on 8 reviews)
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| Plus500 Review | eToro Review |
| Commissions and Fees | Plus500 | eToro |
| Min. Deposit | $100 | $200 |
| Min. Trade | Varies by asset | $10 |
| Commission | clear | check |
| Average Spread EUR/USD | Variable | 3 pips |
| Average Spread EUR/GBP | Variable | 4 pips |
| Inactivity Fee | $10 per quarter after 3 months of inactivity | $10 per month after 12 months of inactivity |
| Overnight Funding | check | check |
| Active Trader Discounts | clear | check |
| Regulation and Reputation | Plus500 | eToro |
| Established | 2008 | 2006 |
| Publicly Traded / Listed | check | clear |
| Authorised in the European Union | check | check |
| Regulated by | FCA, CySEC, ASIC | FCA, CySEC, ASIC |
| Bank | clear | clear |
| Trading Platforms | Plus500 | eToro |
| Proprietary Platform | check | check |
| Web Platform | check | check |
| Desktop Platform for Windows | clear | clear |
| MetaTrader 4 (MT4) | clear | clear |
| MetaTrader 5 (MT5) | clear | clear |
| Social Trading | clear | check |
| Automated Trading | clear | check |
| Hedging | clear | clear |
| Trading Tools | Plus500 | eToro |
| Demo (Virtual Money) | check | check |
| Economic Calendar | check | check |
| Alerts | check | check |
| Order Type – Trailing-Stop | check | check |
| Order Type – Stop-Loss Limit | check | check |
| Order Type – Guaranteed Stop | check | clear |
| Charting – Trade from Chart | clear | clear |
| Charting – Indicators (total) | 103 | 66 |
| Charting – Chart Options (total) | 13 | n/a |
| Mobile Trading | Plus500 | eToro |
| Mobile Trading | check | check |
| iOS App | check | check |
| Android App | check | check |
| Deposit and Withdrawal | Plus500 | eToro |
| Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw) | check | check |
| Visa/Mastercard (Deposit/Withdraw) | check | check |
| PayPal (Deposit/Withdraw) | check | check |
| Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw) | check | check |
| Investment Products | Plus500 | eToro |
| CFDs (total) | 2000+ | 1950+ |
| Forex – Spot Trading | clear | check |
| Currency Pairs (total) | 70+ | 50+ |
| Cryptocurrency Buy/Sell (Actual) | Availability subject to regulations | check |
| Cryptocurrency Trading (CFDs) | Availability subject to regulations | clear |
| Cryptocurrency CFDs (total) | Availability subject to regulations | 0 |
| Cryptocurrency Leverage | Availability subject to regulations | clear |
| Customer Support | Plus500 | eToro |
| Support Options | Mail, Live-Chat, Whatsapp | Mail, Live-Chat |
| Support Hours | Mon-Sun: 24 hours | Mon-Fri |
| Multilingual | check | check |