AvaTrade Vs. eToro - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


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Overview
AvaTrade is a top-tier multinational broker with more than 7 financial regulators specialising in FX and options trading with their own proprietary platforms.	eToro is an international broker specialised in social and copy trading that offers real stocks and cryptocurrencies along with CFDs on several asset classes.
Best For
New traders looking for a more advanced forex and options platform Experienced traders looking to take advantage of their fixed spreads Experienced traders looking to trade FX options	New traders looking to use the copy trading feature Experienced traders looking to monetise their skills by gaining followers Passive investors looking to buy and hold shares with no commissions
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 6 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 2 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
ASIC (Australia) FFAJ (Japan) CBI (Ireland) IIROC (Canada) CySec (Cyprus) FSCA (South Africa) ADGM (United Arab Emirates) ISA (Israel)	CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) FSAS (Seychelles)
The Good
AvaProtect feature for negative trades payback Great variety of platforms (proprietary ones, MT4 & MT5) Smooth platform experiences and easy account management Custom Options trading platform	Social and Copy trading capabilities Trading real shares and cryptocurrencies
The Bad
Lack of variety in stocks, ETFs and bonds Expensive inactivity fees No multi-chart tools High trade minimums in all assets except forex	Copy Trading statistics are not clear enough Lack of advanced order placement controls
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!	No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!
Key Data
⌛ Account Opening Time
1 day	1 day
📋 Documents Required
Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder's name.	Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder's name.
📍 Year Founded
2006	2007
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$100	From $50 to $200
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Paypal	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Sofort Neteller Paypal Skrill
💵 Account Base Currencies
4 - USD, GBP, EUR, CHF.	1 - USD.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	Yes
❌ Restricted Countries
US, BE, IR.	AF, AL, BS, BB, BY, BA, BW, BN, BI, KH, CA, TD, CD, CG, ET, FJ, GH, GN, GW, GY, IR, IQ, JM, JP, LA, LY, ML, MU, MN, ME, MM, NA, NI, KP, MK, PK, PW, WS, RS, SO, LK, SD, SY, TT, TN, TR, UG, VU, YE, ZM.
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
No	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	Hybrid
Total Asset Offering
863	4,245
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	2,000
📙 Stock CFDs
626	2,000
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
55	47
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
27	14
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
33	13
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
59	145
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
17	26
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
2	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
44	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Variable - From 1 to 100 units	$10
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Variable - From 1 to 100 units	$10
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Variable (eg: BTC 0.01, ETH 0.1)	$10
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Variable (eg: 1 ounce of gold)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
10 units	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
10,000 FX Option contracts	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	Unavailable
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	No
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	No
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
No	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	Yes
👫 Social Trading
No	Yes
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
$50 per quarter after 3 months of inactivity.	After 12 months of inactivity, a $10 monthly inactivity fee will be charged.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	Conversion fees apply.
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	$5 flat fee.
💰 Commissions
None	No commissions on real stocks and ETFs
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.9 Pips	Dynamic - From 1 Pip
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 50 Pips	Dynamic - From 75 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 34 Pips	Dynamic - From 45 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $1.92	Dynamic - From 0.09%
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - From 0.09%
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $137.31	Fixed - 1%
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
No	Yes
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
No	No