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


Visit 70.8% of retail CFD accounts lose money.	Visit 74% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Overview
Libertex is a broker headquartered in Cyprus that operates since 1997 and offers trading in over 250 financial instruments.	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
European-based traders who are looking to trade forex and cryptocurrencies Traders who need to monitor their positions through mobile apps Long-term investors in equities	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 0 Other Licenses 1 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
CySec (Cyprus.	CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) FSAS (Seychelles)
The Good
Clean and user-friendly trading platform Advanced mobile app with news integration for iOS and Android Zero commission stock investing	Social and Copy trading capabilities Trading real shares and cryptocurrencies
The Bad
Doesn't support use of Expert Advisors (EA) Stock CFDs are limited to popular (blue chip) choices Weak regulatory framework	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
1997	2007
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$100	From $50 to $200
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Paypal Sofort iDeal	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Sofort Neteller Paypal Skrill
💵 Account Base Currencies
4 - EUR, GBP, PLN, CHF	1 - USD.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	Yes
❌ Restricted Countries
US, CA, SY.	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
Yes	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
Hybrid	Hybrid
Total Asset Offering
374	4,245
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
100	2,000
📙 Stock CFDs
100	2,000
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
52	47
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
17	14
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
18	13
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
10	145
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
73	26
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
4	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
$20 minimum trade size	$10
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
$20 minimum trade size	$10
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$20 minimum trade size	$10
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$20 minimum trade size	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
$20 minimum trade size	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
$20 minimum trade size	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	Unavailable
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	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
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	Yes
👫 Social Trading
No	Yes
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
€10/month after 180 calendar days of inactivity.	After 12 months of inactivity, a $10 monthly inactivity fee will be charged.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	Conversion fees apply.
💰 Withdrawal Fees
Depending on the service - up to 1%, 2% withdrawal fee on an inactive account.	$5 flat fee.
💰 Commissions
None	No commissions on real stocks and ETFs
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 1.2 Pips	Dynamic - From 1 Pip
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 83 Pips	Dynamic - From 75 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 25 Pips	Dynamic - From 45 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $4	Dynamic - From 0.09%
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - From 0.09%
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $205	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
Yes	No
📡 Webinars
No	No