eToro Vs. Valutrades - 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.	Established in 2012, Valutrades offers 70 plus currencies pairs, commodities and indices trading for beginner and advanced traders through its MT4, MT5 and ECN accounts. It doesn’t offer equities trading.
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	Currency traders looking for an ECN broker Professional currency traders looking for an API offering Traders looking for a narrow range of commodities, cryptocurrencies
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 1 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) FSAS (Seychelles)	FSAS (Seychelles) FCA (UK)
The Good
Social and Copy trading capabilities Trading real shares and cryptocurrencies	Scalping is allowed (great for professional traders) Competitive commissions of $3 per lot round turn Access to ECN or DMA accounts
The Bad
Copy Trading statistics are not clear enough Lack of advanced order placement controls	Asset offering is poor (only 80 instruments and no stocks or ETFs) Doesn’t have its on trading application
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	2012
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
From $50 to $200	0
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Sofort Neteller Paypal Skrill	Visa Mastercard Maestro American Express AstroPay Diners SticPay PayPal Skrill Neteller e-wallets Wire transfers Giropay iDEAL JCB Klarna POLiPaysafecard Przelwy24 Rapid Transfer AliPay
💵 Account Base Currencies
1 - USD.	13 - AUD, CAD, CHF, EUR, GBP, HKD, JPY, NOK, NZD,SGD, SEK, USD, ZAR
🗽 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, IR, SY.
📊 STP Account
Yes	No
📊 DMA Account
Yes	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	Yes
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
Hybrid	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
4,245	133
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
2,000	0
📙 Stock CFDs
2,000	0
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
47	73
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
14	5
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
13	25
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
145	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
26	4
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	26
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
$10	Unavailable
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
$10	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$10	Varies per cryptocurrency (eg: 0.01 BTC)
📉 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: 0.01 Contracts of Gold)
📉 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	No
📱 Android App
Yes	No
📺 MetaTrader 4
No	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	Yes
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	No
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	No
📊 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.	Three free withdrawals a month, then 5% processing fee.
💰 Deposit Fees
Conversion fees apply.	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
$5 flat fee.	None
💰 Commissions
No commissions on real stocks and ETFs	Yes (Eg: Forex commission of $3 per side with ECN account).
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 1 Pip	Dynamic - From 0.1 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 75 Pips	Dynamic - From 34 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 45 Pips	Dynamic - From 22 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From 0.09%	Unavailable
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - From 0.09%	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Fixed - 1%	Dynamic - From $90
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	No
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	No
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	No
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
No	No