Broker to Trading

These brokers both provide CFD trading and trading in real markets. When trading a CFD the trader does not own the market. eToro offers real Stocks, ETFs and Cryptocurrencies to buy to own. Otherwise eToro provides CFDs. Trading 212 offers a CFD account and additionally provides an Invest account with real Stocks and ETFs to buy to own and sell. When buying Stocks to own, neither broker charges commissions. Trading 212 offers more markets to trade, but both have a sizeable number.

While traders can trade CFDs at eToro using platform tools uch as indicators, eToro offers social and copy trading tools on its user friendly trading platform. These tools give each trader access to commentary created by other traders on the network (for example a news feed about a particular market consisting of the comments of traders). With copy trading, the trader can select other traders to copy their own trades into their account. Trading 212 also has a user friendly platform, which like eToro is available as an app as well as a web trader.

As well as providing real Cryptos to buy to own, eToro additionally offers staking service (to earn rewards from Cryptos, T&Cs apply) and its eToro Money crypto wallet (where Cryptos can be exchanged). eToro also offers real Stocks to buy with 0% commission, as does Trading 212.

eToro is regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, the CySEC in Cyprus, the FSAS in the Seychelles and the ASIC in Australia.

Trading 212 is regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, the CySEC in Cyprus and the FSC in Bulgaria.

Quick comparison

Both brokers offer user friendly trading platforms. eToro has additional social and copy trading tools on its platform. Both brokers let the trader buy Stocks and ETFs to own. eToro also lets the trader buy Cryptocurrencies to own.

Minimum deposit and key account features

The minimum deposit for eToro is $50. The minimum deposit for Trading 212 to trade CFDs is $/€/£10 (the minimum deposit for the Invest account is $/€/£1).

eToro is a multi-asset 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.
Trading 212 has a CFD and an Invest account. Trading 212 provides Videos, News, Analysis and an Economic Calendar on the trading platform and its website.

Markets

• eToro offers Forex, Indices, Energy, Cryptocurrencies, Stocks, ETFs, Metals, Soft Commodities and Bonds, with 2000+ available.
• Trading 212 offers CFD trading in Forex, Indices, Energy, Cryptocurrencies, Stocks, ETFs, Metals and Soft Commodities, with 2,500+ available. Trading 212 on the Invest account offers real Stocks and ETFs, with 10,000+ available.

eToro has 45+ Forex Pairs. Trading 212 has 180+ Forex Pairs.

Cryptocurrencies

eToro offers Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple, EOS, Dash, NEO, Bitcoin Cash, BNB, Solana, Ripple, LUNA, Cardano, Dogecoin, Avalanche, Polkadot, Shiba, Polygon, Cronos, TRON, Cosmos, Chainlink, Uniswap, ApeCoin, Stellar, Algorand, Ethereum Classic, Hedera Hashgraph, Filecoin, Decentraland, The Sandbox, Theta, Fantom, Tezos, Axie Infinity, AAVE, Zcash, IOTA, The Graph, Maker, Quant, Chiliz, 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.
• Trading 212 offers Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple, EOS, Dash, NEO and Monero CFDs.

Leverage

Maximum leverage for eToro (FCA or CySEC regulated) is . Maximum leverage for Trading 212 (FCA, CySEC or FSC regulated) is .

Online trading platforms

Both brokers provide web traders and apps.

Why eToro or Trading 212 ?

Traders who want to social and copy trade on a user friendly platform can find this at eToro. Traders who want to trade real Stocks with 0% commission may do so at either broker, however Trading 212 offers more Stocks. Traders who want to buy real Cryptos on a platform with social and copy trading, can do so at eToro. Traders who want to buy Stocks from $1, can do so at Trading 212. Traders who want to use a staking service for eligible Cryptos, may do this at eToro, which also has a wallet, where Cryptos can be moved from the platform and exchanged.

Comparison summary

• Both brokers offer CFD trading
• Both brokers also provide real Stocks and ETFs
• Trading 212 has more Stocks to buy
• eToro also offers real Cryptocurrencies
• eToro supports staking Cryptos
• Trading 212 has a smaller minimum deposit ($1 vs $50)
• eToro offers social and copy trading on its platform

Why kind of traders may prefer eToro or Trading 212 ?

This could depend on a wide range of factors. However those who want to trade on a user friendly platform with social and copy trading can consider eToro. This can include beginners (who want to see the views or copy the trades of more experienced traders) or experienced traders (who want to trade at eToro or have their trades copied or see the views of experienced traders and copy their trades). Those who want to buy real Stocks can consider either broker, neither charges commissions (this can include all kinds of traders, however Trading 212 has a very low minimum deposit for its Invest account). Those who want to buy real Cryptocurrencies to own at a broker, can consider eToro.