Plus500 fees explained

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When trading or investing at an online broker, fees can have a big impact on your results, so it's good to know what kind of charges you'll be facing and how these compare to fees at other brokers.

If fees are your top concern, Plus500 is an OK choice, as it has average fees in general. Check our toplist for cheaper brokers.

I found Plus500's trading fees fairly low

Tamás Gyuriczki

Investments • Stock Market • Market Analysis

I've personally tested dozens of global brokers, carefully looking at their fees not just on their website but also in the course of live trading. Here's how Plus500 fared:

Plus500 charges low FX fees and high CFD fees.
There is an inactivity fee if you don't trade for an extended period of time.
The basic withdrawal fee is $0, but some transactions may cost more.
Read our full review of Plus500 for info on safety, trading platforms and funding.

Plus500 fees at a glance
Assets	Fee level	Fee terms
S&P 500 CFD	Average	The fees are built into the spread, 0.7 points is the average spread cost during peak trading hours.
Europe 50 CFD	Average	The fees are built into the spread, 2 points is the average spread cost during peak trading hours.
EURUSD	Average	The fees are built into the spread, 1.4 pips is the average spread cost during peak trading hours.
Inactivity fee	Average	$10 per month after 3 months of inactivity. Inactivity means that you don't log in to your account

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Low FX fees

Again, there is no commission, and everything is included in the spreads.

Plus500 forex fees
	Plus500 Plus500	eToro eToro	Capital.com Capital.com
EURUSD spread Usual spread in pips	1.4	1.0	0.6
GBPUSD spread	1.7	2.3	1.3
AUDUSD spread	1.1	1.0	0.6
EURCHF spread	1.3	5.0	2.2
EURGBP spread Usual spread in pips	1.5	1.5	2.0

High CFD fees

There is no commission: everything is included in the spread when trading CFDs with this provider, i.e. the difference between the ask and bid prices. However, fees are lower at the featured competitors.

Spread and commission for a $2,000 CFD trade
	Plus500 Plus500	eToro eToro	Capital.com Capital.com
S&P 500 index CFD fee Includes all fees (spread, commission, financing rate) of a $2,000 20:1 position open, 1-week-hold, and close	$3.9 Fees were calculated on Dec 7, 2023 between 2 pm and 4 pm CET, fees could be a subject to change	$3.8	$3.5
Euro Stoxx 50 index CFD fee Includes all fees (spread, commission, financing rate) of a $2,000, 20:1 position: open, hold for 1 week, and close	$3.9 Fees were calculated on Dec 7, 2023 between 2 pm and 4 pm CET, fees could be a subject to change	$4.2	$3.6
Apple CFD fee Includes all fees (spread, commission, financing rate) of a $2,000, 20:1 position: open, hold for 1 week, and close	$23.4 Fees were calculated on Dec 7, 2023 between 2 pm and 4 pm CET, fees could be a subject to change	$10.4	$5.2
Vodafone CFD fee Includes all fees (spread, commission, financing rate) of a $2,000 20:1 position open, 1-week-hold, and close	$18.3 Fees were calculated on Dec 7, 2023 between 2 pm and 4 pm CET, fees could be a subject to change	- Vodafone stock CFD is not available	$3.6

Average inactivity fee, no withdrawal fee

Plus500 charges no withdrawal, account or deposit fees.
On the other hand, there is an inactivity fee of $10 per quarter after 3 months of inactivity. However, you can get around having to pay the inactivity fee if you simply log in to the platform. At some other brokers, you have to trade in order to not be charged an inactivity fee, logging in is not enough.

Plus500 inactivity, withdrawal and other fees
Broker	Inactivity fee	Withdrawal fee
Plus500		$0
eToro		$5
Capital.com		$0

Other commissions and fees

You can find Plus500's fees for other asset classes below. Click 'Show more' for details.

Low futures fees

Stock index futures fee for 10 contracts
	Plus500 Plus500	eToro eToro	Capital.com Capital.com
US micro e-mini stock index futures Estimated commission for 10 contracts	$4.9 $0.49 per micro contract	- Not available	- Not available

Futures fees

Plus500 futures fees are generally low. Futures trading is only available for US citizens through the Plus500 futures platform.

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