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 Investors and traders looking for solid research and a well-equipped desktop trading platform
Best broker for bonds
Israel
USA
Fees
Low trading fees, high non-trading fees, free stock and ETF trading
Low trading and non-trading fees, high 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
1-3 days
Proof of identity: passport / personal ID Proof of residency: utility bill
Proof of identity: SSN and national ID / passport / driver's license
Trading platform
Markets and products
Disclaimer: 77% 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
Great
Customer service
Security
£85k to UK, €20k to EU, $500k (cash up to $250k) to US clients
$500k (securities up to $500k, cash up to $250k)
£85k to UK, €20k to EU, $500k (cash up to $250k) to US clients
$500k (securities up to $500k, cash up to $250k)
2007
1975
UK, Cyprus, Australia
USA, Hong Kong, Singapore
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eToro's service is on par with TD Ameritrade's and a comparison of their fees shows that eToro's fees are similar to TD Ameritrade's.
Account opening takes somewhat less effort at eToro compared to TD Ameritrade, deposit and withdrawal processes are more seamless at eToro, while customer service quality is somewhat lower than TD Ameritrade's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of eToro as being of the same quality as the platform of TD Ameritrade, found that clients have access to slightly more markets and products with eToro, while TD Ameritrade provides better research and education.