eToro review- Social investing platform pros and cons and traders ratings.

1.738 • 229 REVIEWS
Updated: Feb 28, 2024
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Unstable, Unfriendly, Paranoid 1 star eToro review by binarybehemoth, Malaysia

It has been common knowledge within the eToro community that their platform is totally unstable. For instance, very often we can't close nor open trades during the market opening session, which they claim is a limitation of the liquidity provider. We are also unable to login very often. You may need to keep evidence of your deposits, because the money often fail to be reflected in your balance immediately, for days. They will ask you to show them evidence of your deposit before checking it out themselves.

I can't remember how many times clients have complained that their customer service tickets have not been solved but have been marked as 'resolved'. I doubt they ever read your tickets.

If you ever publicly complain about their service, they may block your right to post permanently, and told you it is a technical problem they are trying to fix. If you try to introduce others to another platform, they will just flag your comment as spam and then remove it.

What is eToro?

eToro is a forex and crypto broker known for its advanced proprietary social investing and copy trading platform. Unlike other similar services, eToro does not support any automated trading and requires stop-loss and take-profit levels set with every trade. (These restrictions may be considered both as pros or cons based on your investment objectives and strategy.)

eToro holds FCA(UK), ASIC(Australia), CySEC(Cyprus) regulatory licenses, and also registered with FINRA, SEC, and SIPC (US) as a money service business (not a full broker-dealer). eToro is also present on NASDAQ with FTCV (FinTech Acquisition Corp) ticker.

The range of eToro trading instruments is constantly increasing. In addition to Forex and CFD products eToro offers non-CFD Cryptocurrency trading, non-CFD US Stocks trading, and non-CFD International Stocks trading, over 3,000 symbols altogether.

For traders who allow other investors to copy their trades eToro has the Popular Investor Program with the compensation ranging from Cadet to Elite level (2% of Assets Under Copy annualized). For passive investors eToro offers CopyPortfolios - ready made bundles of assets based on the predetermined strategies and rebalanced regularly.

eToro had a comprehensive trading education and market news and analysis. But notable features are the the twitter-like feed of collective commentary for each trading instrument and also the sentiment data that is only based on the top eToro traders.

Please read eToro Reviews below and share live trading experiences with this social trading broker.

Broker Details

Minimum Trade Size: 0.1
Maximum Leverage: 30:1
Minimum to Open Live: $50
Established: 2007
Address: 24th floor, One Canada Square Canary Wharf E14 5AB London, E14 5AB, United Kingdom
Contact: info@etoro.com.au, +44-866-350-0881
Regional offices:
Regulators: ASIC #491139, CySEC #109/10, FSA-S #SD076, FCA #FRN 583263, FINRA #CRD#: 298361, SEC #8-70212, SIPC #
Prohibited countries: Show all >>
Trading platforms: eToro trading platform
Web Trading: βœ… Yes
Mobile Trading: βœ… Yes

Trading Instruments

Currencies: (45+)
Cryptocurrencies: (55+) Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum
CFD: (2815+) Gold, Silver, Other Precious Metals, Stocks, Stock Indexes, Oil, Other Commodities

Trading Conditions

EAs/Robots: ❌ No

Managed Accounts & Social Trading

Copy Trading: βœ… Yes
Deposit Methods: Bank Wire (BankTransfer/SWIFT), VISA, MasterCard, Giropay, Local Bank Deposits, Local Bank Transfers, Neteller, PayPal, Skrill, UnionPay, WebMoney, Yandex Money
Withdrawal Methods: Bank Wire (BankTransfer/SWIFT), VISA, MasterCard, Giropay, Local Bank Transfers, Neteller, PayPal, Skrill, UnionPay, Yandex Money
* Please check broker website for more information
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Recent User Reviews of eToro

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davideitaly
Granada, Spain,
Dec 10, 2022,
Registered user

Etoro investigated by Europol: Anti Laundry Policy and Misappropriations

Service use: Live Length of use: 6-12 Months
I have been victim of SCAM 35.487,2$ since last 30th of March.
This is my experience:
I sign up on July 2021, eToro verified my account and position (they accepted I am temporarily unemployed as I am taking care of my father and to invest family money) and suddenly, when market started to fall eToro notified me on 14th January 2022 an "important verification on your account" message. After 3 months, after 9 months after the registration, eToro told me that my account has to be closed as my money provenance is illegal and as I cannot be a client and refund me just a 40% of my money, refusing to transfer my stock shares to another financial institute or bank.
Indeed, their Argentinian agent Tali Salomon proposed me to rest eToro client (with supposed illegal money) for a maximum term of 3 weeks more, but I refused to sign any scam agreement that would have increased all my risks, because my investment contract never contained a term, decided by eToro. I had to denounce all these happenings to CYSEC, CONSOB, CNMV, ESMA and Police.
Many victims are contacting me because of the 2eToro scheme of anti laundry policy".
PEOPLE REALLY TAKE CARE!
4 traders have found this review helpful
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BOSSman760
Cathedral City, USA,
Jun 10, 2021,
Registered user

Total Thevies

Service use: Other Length of use: 0-3 Months
EToro has to be the worsed company there is. they basically stole 100 dollars i have and will not deposit and close the account. there customer service is no help at all . they winded up blocking my account and wont respond.
5 traders have found this review helpful
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NINO
Nozadze, USA,
Apr 17, 2021,
Guest

Waiting for refund

Service use: Live Length of use: 0-3 Months
All my stock market was closed by etoro and I was told that my money will be refunded but still no luck waiting already for 10 days. Today I am not able to log in as my account was blocked as well. I just need my money back. Also nobody responds to may emails.
6 traders have found this review helpful
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binarybehemoth
Malaysia, Malaysia,
Feb 3, 2021,
Registered user

Unstable, Unfriendly, Paranoid

Service use: Live Length of use: 6-12 Months
It has been common knowledge within the eToro community that their platform is totally unstable. For instance, very often we can't close nor open trades during the market opening session, which they claim is a limitation of the liquidity provider. We are also unable to login very often. You may need to keep evidence of your deposits, because the money often fail to be reflected in your balance immediately, for days. They will ask you to show them evidence of your deposit before checking it out themselves.

I can't remember how many times clients have complained that their customer service tickets have not been solved but have been marked as 'resolved'. I doubt they ever read your tickets.

If you ever publicly complain about their service, they may block your right to post permanently, and told you it is a technical problem they are trying to fix. If you try to introduce others to another platform, they will just flag your comment as spam and then remove it.
4 traders have found this review helpful
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ManuMil_
argentina, Argentina,
Jan 18, 2021,
Registered user

Cant Withdrawal

Service use: Live Length of use: over 1 Year
Im investing in etoro since 2020, My account was verifyied and my deposits where accepted really fast. I made some investments and made some profit and made the first withrawal with no problems.

Now im trying to witrhawal all the money and they had processed the payment but never received on my bank account, even asked the Bank manager and nothing pending. There is a ticket Nr 01519927 since 30 days and im not having any reply and still waiting my funds. Dont really understand why they take so long and no response.

What should I do ? Any help is welcome.
6 traders have found this review helpful
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Danroma87
Rome, Italy,
Jan 18, 2021,
Registered user

Service use: Live Length of use: over 1 Year
I received on the 27 November an email ETORO where my etoro wallet was blocked, I was asked my relation with a specificif bitcoin address.

I sent 200euros less or more of BTC, for the purchase of an iPad, which was regularly listed on an second had website, the seller, convinced me to pay via BTC, and I was stupid enough to let me scam, because I never received any item.
After some days, I received another email saying that ETORO were no longer able to offer me any service, that all my position would be closed automatically after 72hour.

Now this countdown is gone, my positions are still there, I sent part of the requested documentation asking details to give ETORO more, I sent something like 7 messages trying to settle the situation because I HAVE DONE NOTHING OF WRONG, I'm not a criminal!

BEWARE FROM ETORO
4 traders have found this review helpful
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Misspretty
Sg, Singapore,
Jan 3, 2021,
Registered user

Terrible broker, manipulative of position & unable to withdraw when u profi

Service use: Live Length of use: over 1 Year
Bad customer service and when u open ticket to enquire something, they will just reply standard Automatic reply (like no reply) And then close the ticket / mark it as solved. Very bad follow up and slow in reply.
When u made profit, they will try to block you to withdraw your money even if your account is verified. I’m unable to withdraw my USD330,000.
Let’s file a dispute with ombudsman and see how to recover my fund.
They do manipulate trading data and close your trade when it is profitable.
I suspect they will just pocket all the deposit since 75% user are making losses with them.
All your investment in etoro will not go through any exchange when u traded. They just pocket all the money. So when u make money, u can’t withdraw. (You May withdraw only if ur sum is small).
4 traders have found this review helpful
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Beeerza
Netherlands, Netherlands,
Dec 29, 2020,
Registered user

Illegal practice

Service use: Live Length of use: over 1 Year
From one day to another eToro announced it will cease its cryptotrading a month later for all Dutch users as they failed to acquire a permit on time. They blocked wallets, and dont allow for transfer of assets, and only allow us to sell our positions by the deadline date. Please stay away from this platform as they will throw their Clients under the bus due to their own incompetence
4 traders have found this review helpful
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daavixd
Ecuador, Ecuador,
Dec 15, 2020,
Registered user

Good experience overall

Service use: Live Length of use: over 1 Year
Im not saying eToro is perfect, but Ive been trading forex for 3 years now and have never had any problem with positions getting closed. Now there is probably some people here that have lost their money with eToro and I appreciate their reviews, but most people here are just people that lost their money because of bad management.

Like a position closing because a spread opened 50 pips, that is what all traders that use spreads do when there is a difference between askers and bidders, and if 50 pips closed your position maybe you were already very deep in red or should use less leverage.

Others say that they manipulate the prices to trigger stop losses, I have never seen this once, and I trade on 3 different platforms, eToro never varied significantly compared to other platforms. Prices can have huge volatility, the biggest record Ive seen is 200 pips in 5 minutes on the GBP/USD, and you have to prepare for such movement before opening positions.

I have never had a single problem with withdrawals, deposits or verification either, though it is quite annoying that they ask for so much information and their customer service is very slow if you dont deposit at least $10,000.

With that said, let me point the problems I had with eToro, that in no way mean they are scam. They have a very slow support team, although they usually solve your issues with no problem. No scalping allowed. They have a minimum $25 investing, which limit how I can invest my money. They also had a minimum 4000 units position but it has now been reduced to 1000 as standard by other brokers. They close the market 30 minutes early on Friday, not allowing for extra investment. You can only have your money in one currency, I usually keep it between AUD USD and GBP with other brokers, to avoid depreciation. They force you to put a stop loss at 50% the position and a take profit sometimes limited too during high volatility, like oil earlier this year. This makes it very hard to use 400x leverage and avoid doing unintentional scalping or having the position close too early. Withdrawals are sent to the last payment method used by default, and I cannot send it directly back to my bank to avoid fees. Their website and app lags a lot. The social feature is very lacking

With that said, my experience has been overall good with them, but I can only speak about forex and their copy trading system. If you are planning investing like that, I recommend the broker.
2 traders have found this review helpful
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Freek
Bloemfontein, South Africa,
Dec 9, 2020,
Registered user

Bad Service

Service use: Live Length of use: 0-3 Months
Opening account and depositing money is easy. Verifying account is impossible. I have sent color scan of all of my identity documents(ID, drivers licence etc.) and they reject it immediately. They have now closed all my open trades. I contacted client services but they take days to get back to you with vague/generic answers that don't help at all. So my money is now stuck and I cannot even trade it. Now they want me to deposit more money before I can trade again?! What kind of a scam is this?
Case Number: 01419843
3 traders have found this review helpful

Frequently Asked Questions

Is eToro legit?

eToro Group is regulated in 5 countries.
  • eToro (Europe) Ltd. is authorised and regulated by the Cyprus Securities Exchange Commission (CySEC) under the license # 109/10.
  • eToro (UK) Ltd. is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under the license FRN 583263.
  • eToro AUS Capital Pty Ltd. is authorised by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) under Australian Financial Services License 491139
  • eToro (Seychelles) Ltd. is licenced by the Financial Services Authority Seychelles ("FSAS") under License #SD076
  • eToro USA Securities, Inc. is a broker dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a member of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) under License #CRD#: 298361.
  • eToro USA is operated by eToro USA LLC, which is registered with FinCEN as a Money Services Business.

Is eToro legal in USA?

eToro has 2 entities in the USA, eToro USA Securities Inc and eToro USA LLC.
  • eToro USA Securities Inc, offering Securities trading, is a broker dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC).
  • eToro USA LLC, offering Copy Trading, is registered with FinCEN as a Money Services Business, not a member of FINRA or SIPC.

What is the minimum deposit for eToro?

eToro requires a minimum first-time deposit ranging from $50-$10,000 depending on your region and country regulations.
  • In general, the minimum first-time deposit is $200
  • For residents of the USA, the minimum first-time deposit is $50
  • Funding your account via Wire Transfer, the minimum first-time deposit is $500.
  • For residents of Israel, the minimum first-time deposit is $10,000
  • For a corporate account, a minimum first-time deposit of $10,000 is required

Can I deposit bitcoin to eToro?

Yes, eToro supports sending or receiving crytpo to and from other wallets, provided they are supported by the eToro Wallet and in line with the applicable Terms and Conditions.