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eToro is arguably known for its Copy Trader platform which integrates social and copy trading into a user friendly platform and for its wide range of real Cryptos (eToro has a multi-asset platform, offering CFDs and real markets including real Stocks and ETFs). easyMarkets is arguably known as a fixed spreads provider, offering a user friendly platform with a range of tools such as dealCancellation and for providing MT4 (allowing automated trading).

However easyMarkets also provides MT5 (the successor to MT4) and TradingView, with variable spreads on MT5 and fixed spreads on the rest and can offer social trading via TradingView. eToro has a staking service (to earn rewards from Cryptos, T&Cs apply) and its eToro Money crypto wallet (where Cryptos can be exchanged). eToro offers real Stocks to buy with 0% commission.

Both brokers are regulated by the CySEC in Cyprus and the ASIC in Australia. eToro is additionally regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom and the FSAS in the Seychelles.

Quick comparison

Both offers user friendly platforms. easyMarkets also provides MT4, MT5 and TradingView. eToro integrates social and copy trading into its platform.

Minimum deposit and account types

The minimum deposit for easyMarkets is $25. The minimum deposit for eToro is $50.

easyMarkets offers Standard, Premium and VIP accounts (in the EEA, Standard and VIP are available). The minimum deposit for the Standard account is $25, for the Premium account is $2000 and for the VIP account is $10,000. Each ascending account type types offers lower minimum spreads. All account types provide a Personal Account Manager, 24/5 Phone and Live Chat and Trading Insights. The easyMarkets Platform offers dealCancellation, InsideViewer and Freeze Rate. The minimum trade size is 0.01 lots.
eToro is a Social Trading Platform and Network which supports trading, social trading as well as auto trading by copying other traders (or being copied) and provides products based on this network. eToro offers the eToro Club, which is a tiered program with additional features depending on account equity (which can include personalised service and event invitations), starting at $5000 (Silver) and going up to Diamond ($250,000). The minimum trade size is 0.01 lots.

Markets

• easyMarkets offers Forex, Indices, Energy, Metals, Cryptocurrencies, Stocks, Soft Commodities and Options, with 275+ available.
• eToro offers Forex, Indices, Energy, Metals, Cryptocurrencies, Stocks, Soft Commodities, ETFs and Bonds, with 2000+ available.

Cryptocurrencies

• easyMarkets offers Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple, Stellar, Bitcoin Cash, Cardano, Algorand, Solana, Uniswap, Polkadot, ChainLink, Zcash, Polygon, Dash, Dogecoin, Monero, Chiliz, Avalanche and OmseGO CFDs.
• eToro offers Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple, Stellar, Bitcoin Cash, Cardano, Algorand, Solana, Uniswap, Polkadot, Chainlink, Zcash, Polygon, Dash, Dogecoin, Monero, Chiliz, Avalanche, BNB, LUNA, Shiba, Cronos, TRON, Cosmos, ApeCoin, Ethereum Classic, Hedera Hashgraph, Filecoin, Decentraland, The Sandbox, Theta, Fantom, Tezos, Axie Infinity, AAVE, EOS, IOTA, The Graph, Maker, NEO, Quant, Gala, Curve, Enjin, Loopring, Curve, Basic Attention Token, Kyber Network, Compound, Ox, Synthetix, Yearn.finance, Ankr, Bancor, 1inch, Storj, SushiSwap, Ethereum Name Service, REN, dYdX, Fetch.ai and Balancer (the trader owns the cryptocurrency when buying them at FCA and CySEC regulated eToro). There is a flat 1% fee for all Cryptos, on top of the Bid/Ask spread. eToro additionally offers a Wallet which supports 120+ Cryptocurrencies and allows the trader to move unleveraged long positions in real Cryptocurrencies to the Wallet from the platform.

Spreads and leverage

easyMarkets provides Forex spreads from 0.5 (variable). eToro offers Forex spreads from 1 (variable).

Maximum leverage for easyMarkets is . Maximum leverage for eToro is .

Online trading platforms

easyMarkets offers MT4, MT5, the easyMarkets Platform and TradingView. eToro provides Copy Trader.

Why easyMarkets or eToro ?

Traders who want to trade on a user friendly platform can do so at either easyMarkets or eToro. Traders who want to trade on MT4 and MT5 (and use online trading robots) can do so at easyMarkets. Those who want to social and copy trade can do so at eToro, which integrates a wide range of tools into its user friendly Copy Trader platform, however social trading is also available on TradingView at easyMarkets. Traders who want to trade CFDs may do so at either. Those who want to buy real Cryptos, Stocks and ETFs can do this at eToro (which has a wide range of real Cryptos).

Comparison summary

• Both provide user friendly web traders
• easyMarkets additionally offers MT4 and MT5
• Both provide CFD trading
• At eToro, real Stocks, Cryptos and ETFs are available to own
• easyMarkets offers Crypto and Stocks CFD trading, where the trader does not own the market
• eToro can provide more markets to trade
• easyMarkets has more Forex pairs
• eToro offers copy trading, social trading and thematic investing
• easyMarkets provides MT4 and MT5, which allow automated trading with EAs