eToro
Hargreaves Lansdown
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Traders interested in social trading (i.e. copying other investors’ trades) and zero-commission stock trading
Best broker for beginners
Recommended for Beginners and buy-and-hold investors looking for great customer service and easy-to-use trading platforms
Israel
UK
Fees
Low trading fees, high non-trading fees, free stock and ETF trading
Average trading fees, low non-trading fees, low fund fees
Stock and ETF fees
Forex fees
Fund fees
Bond fees
Options fees
Futures fees
Crypto fees
CFD fees
Non-trading fees
Deposit and withdrawal
1
1
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$50
$0
1 day
1 day
Proof of identity: passport / personal ID Proof of residency: utility bill
Proof of identity: passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Trading platform
Markets and products
Disclaimer: 81.2% 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.
Research, education
Great
Mid-range
Customer service
Security
£85,000 for UK residents, €20,000 for non-UK residents
£85,000
2007
1981
UK, Cyprus, Australia
UK
For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.
For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.
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eToro's service is on par with Hargreaves Lansdown's and a comparison of their fees shows that eToro's fees are slightly lower than Hargreaves Lansdown's.
Account opening takes somewhat less effort at eToro compared to Hargreaves Lansdown, deposit and withdrawal processes are about the same quality at eToro, while customer service quality is somewhat lower than Hargreaves Lansdown's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of eToro as somewhat better than the platform of Hargreaves Lansdown, found that clients have access to more markets and products with eToro, while Hargreaves Lansdown provides somewhat better research and education.