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


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Overview
eToro is an international broker specialised in social and copy trading that offers real stocks and cryptocurrencies along with CFDs on several asset classes.	Skilling is a multi-platform global broker founded in 2016 that specialises in CFD trading over several asset classes.
Best For
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	Forex traders who want relatively straightforward, intuitive platforms with low commissions Beginner traders who need assistance implementing first trades
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 2 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) FSAS (Seychelles)	CySec (Cyprus) FSAS (Seychelles)
The Good
Social and Copy trading capabilities Trading real shares and cryptocurrencies	Multiple intuitive platforms for traders with different levels of experience Several payment methods for deposits and withdrawals No commission for standard accounts Trade Assistant tool is great for beginners opening their first trade
The Bad
Copy Trading statistics are not clear enough Lack of advanced order placement controls	Doesn’t allow deleveragred trading or customizable leverage Charges commission on forex and spot metal trading for premium accounts Asset offering is not that comprehensive
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
2007	2016
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
From $50 to $200	From $100 to $5,000
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Sofort Neteller Paypal Skrill	Visa Mastercard Fasapay Webmoney PayRetailers PayTrust Pagsmile Directa NganLuong.vn UnionPay Skrill Neteller Bank Transfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
1 - USD.	5 - EUR, USD, GBP, NOK, SEK.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
Yes	No
❌ Restricted Countries
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.	US, SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
Yes	Yes
📊 DMA Account
Yes	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
Hybrid	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
4,245	938
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
2,000	0
📙 Stock CFDs
2,000	762
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
47	73
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
14	6
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
13	18
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
145	45
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
26	34
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
$10	Variable - Fractions Allowed
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
$10	Variable - Fractions Allowed
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$10	Varies per Cryptocurrency (Eg: 0.01 BTC, 0.5 LTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	Varies per commodity (eg: Gold 0.1 contracts, Silver 10 contracts)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
Unavailable	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
No	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	No
📺 cTrader
No	Yes
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	Yes
👫 Social Trading
Yes	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
After 12 months of inactivity, a $10 monthly inactivity fee will be charged.	None
💰 Deposit Fees
Conversion fees apply.	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
$5 flat fee.	None
💰 Commissions
No commissions on real stocks and ETFs	Skilling charges commission on its forex pairs and spot metals for its premium account. The commission starts from $35 per million USD traded (eg: EUR/USD $35, GBP/USD $40 and Gold $60).
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 1 Pip	Dynamic - From 0 to 1.3 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 75 Pips	Dynamic - From 120 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 45 Pips	Dynamic - From 36 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From 0.09%	Dynamic - From $4.62
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - From 0.09%	Dynamic - From $0.84
📉 BTC
Fixed - 1%	Dynamic - From $131.8
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	No
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	No
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	No
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
No	No