Online brokers compared for fees, trading platforms, safety and more. See how eToro stacks up against RBC Direct Investing!
Last update of data—Jan 2023
eToro is a global social trading broker. It is regulated by top-tier authorities such as the UK FCA or Australia's ASIC. eToro USA LCC does not offer CFDs, only real Crypto assets available.
RBC Direct Investing is a Canadian stockbroker regulated by the top-tier IIROC.
Recommended for traders interested in social trading (i.e. copying other investors’ trades) and zero commission stock trading.
Recommended for investors, including beginners, focusing on the Canadian and US markets.
eToro
eToro is a global social trading broker. It is regulated by top-tier authorities such as the UK FCA or Australia's ASIC. eToro USA LCC does not offer CFDs, only real Crypto assets available.
Recommended for traders interested in social trading (i.e. copying other investors’ trades) and zero commission stock trading.
RBC Direct Investing
RBC Direct Investing is a Canadian stockbroker regulated by the top-tier IIROC.
Recommended for investors, including beginners, focusing on the Canadian and US markets.
eToro's service is slightly better than RBC Direct Investing's and a comparison of their fees shows that eToro's fees are slightly lower than RBC Direct Investing's.
Account opening takes less effort at eToro compared to RBC Direct Investing, deposit and withdrawal processes are more seamless at eToro, while customer service quality is somewhat lower than RBC Direct Investing's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of eToro as much better than the platform of RBC Direct Investing, found that clients have access to more markets and products with eToro, while RBC Direct Investing provides somewhat better research and education.
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