Online brokers compared for fees, trading platforms, safety and more. See how Barclays stacks up against eToro!
Last update of data—Jul 2022
Barclays is a UK-based bank. Barclays Smart Investor is the brokerage service provided by Barclays and regulated by the top-tier FCA.
eToro is a global social trading broker. It is regulated by top-tier authorities such as the UK FCA or Australia's ASIC.
Recommended for long-term investors looking for a broker with low fees and solid background.
Recommended for traders interested in social trading (i.e. copying other investors’ trades) and zero commission stock trading.
Barclays
Barclays is a UK-based bank. Barclays Smart Investor is the brokerage service provided by Barclays and regulated by the top-tier FCA.
Recommended for long-term investors looking for a broker with low fees and solid background.
eToro
eToro is a global social trading broker. It is regulated by top-tier authorities such as the UK FCA or Australia's ASIC.
Recommended for traders interested in social trading (i.e. copying other investors’ trades) and zero commission stock trading.
Barclays's service is slightly weaker than eToro's and a comparison of their fees shows that Barclays's fees are slightly higher than eToro's.
Account opening takes more effort at Barclays compared to eToro, deposit and withdrawal processes are about the same quality at Barclays, while customer service quality is lower than eToro's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Barclays as much less user-friendly than the platform of eToro, found that clients have access to much less markets and products with Barclays, while eToro provides just about the same quality of research and education.
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