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

eToro is an international broker specialised in social and copy trading that offers real stocks and cryptocurrencies along with CFDs on several asset classes.

ActivTrades is a global broker founded in Switzerland in 2001 that specialises in providing CFDs on stocks, ETFs, currencies, indices, commodities and cryptocurrencies along with their own proprietary platform and MT4 & 5.

• 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

• Beginner and intermediate traders looking for a simple and powerful platform
• Experienced currency traders looking to exploit the tight spreads
• CFD traders looking for an de-leveraged option to trade

• CySec (Cyprus)
• FCA (UK)
• ASIC (Australia)
• FSAS (Seychelles)

• FCA (UK)
• SCB (Bahamas)
• CSSF (Luxembourg)

• Social and Copy trading capabilities
• Trading real shares and cryptocurrencies

• Great and intuitive proprietary platform
• MT4 and MT5 offered
• Low currency spreads

• Copy Trading statistics are not clear enough
• Lack of advanced order placement controls

• Asset offering is small when compared to similar competitors
• Commissions are charged
• Cryptocurrency trading is disabled during weekends

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• 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.

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Bank Transfer
• Sofort
• Neteller
• Paypal
• Skrill

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Neteller
• Skrill
• Sofort
• Bank Transfer

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US, CA, SY, IR.

After 12 months of inactivity, a $10 monthly inactivity fee will be charged.

$10 monthly after 1 year of inactivity.

Conversion fees apply.

Yes depending on method:

• Credit and Debit cards have a 1.5% fee

$5 flat fee.

Only for bank transfer withdrawals (9 GBP each)

No commissions on real stocks and ETFs

Yes depending on asset:

• For European shares (excluding London) there are fees of 0.05% of the transaction value (minimum 1€) or 0.01% of the transaction value (minimum 5€)
• For London shares there are commissions of 0.10% of transaction value (minimum 1£)
• For New york and other international shares there are commissions of $0.02 per share (minimum $1)

Along specific commissions per asset there can be market data fees such as 1€ monthly for New york exchanges or others.