eToro
Passfolio
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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 long-term investors focusing on the US stock market
Israel
USA
Fees
Low trading fees, high non-trading fees, free stock and ETF trading
Free stock and ETF trading, average non-trading 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: national ID / passport / driver's license / residence permit
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
Poor
Customer service
Security
£85,000 for UK residents, €20,000 for non-UK residents
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
2007
2018
UK, Cyprus, Australia
USA
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 Passfolio's and a comparison of their fees shows that eToro's fees are similar to Passfolio's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at eToro compared to Passfolio, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat easier at eToro, while customer service quality is somewhat lower than Passfolio's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of eToro as being of the same quality as the platform of Passfolio, found that clients have access to much more markets and products with eToro, while Passfolio provides less useful research and education.