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eToro vs Plus500: Comparison and Analysis

Written by Filippo Ucchino

Fact-Checked by Luca Puddu Publication Date 28 September 2026 Last Updated 28 September 2026

Our verdict · CFD trading

eToro is better than Plus500 for CFD trading in Nigeria by a small margin, because it has more tradable symbols (5,461 against 2,800), next to copy and social trading. Plus500, on the other hand, has a lower EUR/USD cost (8.00 USD per lot against 11.60 USD), faster withdrawals (1 day against 7 days) and a guaranteed stop loss. eToro holds licences from CySEC, ASIC, the SEC, the CFTC, the FCA and the FSA (Seychelles), and Plus500 from CySEC, ASIC, the DFSA, the FCA, the FMA (New Zealand), the FSA (Seychelles), the ISA, the MAS and the FSCA. Both ask for a minimum deposit of 100.00 USD, both offer their own trading platform and both provide a demo account.

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Our verdict · Real stock investing

eToro and Plus500 cannot be compared for real stock investing in Nigeria, because Plus500 is a CFD broker and does not offer real stocks to buy. If you want to own real stocks and you are choosing between the two, eToro is the better option, because it lets you own crypto, ETFs and shares outright. It charges 2.00 USD on US stocks.

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Scores, winners and data below compare these brokers as CFD brokers: leveraged trading on forex, indices, commodities and crypto. Scores, winners and data below compare these brokers as stock brokers: real shares and ETFs you own outright.

Best overall Best overall

eToro

CFD Stocks

79CFD 82Stocks

Open Account

61% of retail CFD accounts lose money. Below content does not apply to US users.

Plus500

CFD

76CFD not offeredStocks

Open Account

CFD service. 82% of retail investor accounts lose money

Best for

1 / 12

eToro is better than Plus500 for long-term investors and news traders, while Plus500 is better for professional traders. Both are a good fit for high-volume traders, swing traders and CFD stock traders.

Best for
Overall score	eToro 79 Best 82	Plus500 76 -3 not offered
Day trading i
Long-term investing i
Professional traders i
High-volume traders i
Scalpers i
Swing traders i
News traders i
Algo traders i
Stock traders i
Crypto traders i
Futures traders i
Options traders i

Regulation

2 / 12

eToro and Plus500 are both regulated by top-tier authorities, eToro by CySEC, ASIC (Australia) and the SEC (United States) and Plus500 by CySEC, ASIC (Australia) and the FCA (United Kingdom).

Regulation
Section score	eToro 100 100	Plus500 100 not offered
Tier-1 regulators
ESMA (European Union) i
FCA (United Kingdom) i
ASIC (Australia) i
CFTC (United States) i
NFA (United States) i
SEC (United States) i
CIRO (Canada) i
MAS (Singapore) i
SFC (Hong Kong) i
JFSA (Japan) i
FINMA (Switzerland) i
Tier-2 regulators
FMA (New Zealand) i
CBR (Russia) i
FSCA (South Africa) i
DFSA (Dubai) i
CSRC (China) i
ISA (Israel) i
LFSA (Malaysia) i
JSC (Jordan) i
CMA (Kenya) i
Tier-3 regulators
FSA (Seychelles) i
MMA (Maldives) i
SCB (Bahamas) i
FSC (Mauritius) i
VFSC (Vanuatu) i
FSC (Belize) i
CIMA (Cayman Islands) i
SV FSA (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) i
FSRC (St. Kitts & Nevis) i
BMA (Bermuda) i
BVI FSC (British Virgin Islands) i
EDR (External Dispute Resolution) i

Safety

3 / 12

eToro and Plus500 both offer segregated client funds and two-factor authentication.

Safety
Section score	eToro 72 72	Plus500 72 not offered
Company info
Is it publicly traded i
Is it a bank i
Year founded i	2007	2008
Parent company i	eToro Group Ltd.	Plus500 Ltd.
CEO i	Yoni Assia	David Zruia
Money safety
Segregated client funds i
Two-factor authentication i
Investor compensation scheme i
Additional money insurance i
Partner bank i	BNY Mellon, EquiLend	N/A
Brand power
Number of customers worldwide i	3,610,000	30,000,000
Annual revenue i	USD 1,340,000,000	USD 768,300,000
Monthly website search traffic i	13.2M monthly visits

Costs

4 / 12

Plus500 is better than eToro for CFD costs, given that Plus500 is cheaper on EUR/USD, at 8 USD per lot (against eToro's 11.6 USD), has tighter S&P 500 CFD spreads, at 0.7 points (against eToro's 1.08 points), and has tighter gold CFD spreads, at 0.75 points (against eToro's 0.88 points). Neither eToro nor Plus500 charges account maintenance fees or deposit fees.

There is no like-for-like comparison for real stock costs, as Plus500 is a CFD broker and does not offer real stocks.

Costs
Section score	eToro 52 -17 79	Plus500 69 Best not offered
Broker fees
Deposit fees i
Withdrawal fees i
Overnight fees i
Inactivity fees i
Currency conversion fees i
Discounts on volume i
Real time market data fee i
Dividend withholding i
Account opening fees i
Account maintenance fee i
Portfolio management fee i
Fees on CFDs
Forex commission per lot i	Free	Free
EUR/USD average standard spread i	1.16 pips	0.8 pips
EUR/USD average raw spread i
EUR/USD average fixed spread i
EUR/USD total cost per lot i	USD 11.6	USD 8
S&P 500 fees (CFD) i	1.08 points	0.7 points
Gold fees (CFD) i	0.88 points	0.75 points
Bitcoin fees (CFD) i	USD 1,585.8	USD 118.34
US stocks fees (CFD) i		Free
Fees on stocks
Stock fee type i	Commission	Spread
US stocks fees (real) i	USD 2
ETF fees (real) i	Free
Management costs i
Connection costs i
Fees on futures
Futures fees per contract i
Platform fees i
Fees on options
Options fees per contract i
Event fees i
Fees on savings plans
IRA opening fee i
IRA maintenance fee i
401k opening fee i
401k maintenance fee i

Available markets

5 / 12

eToro is better than Plus500 for CFD markets, because eToro gives access to 5,461 tradable symbols (against Plus500's 2,800), and lets you own crypto, ETFs and stocks outright, which Plus500 does not. Both eToro and Plus500 offer CFDs on commodities, crypto, forex, indices and stocks.

There is no like-for-like comparison for real stock markets, as Plus500 is a CFD broker and does not offer real stocks.

Available markets
Section score	eToro 85 Best 55	Plus500 75 -10 not offered
Total tradable symbols i	5,461	2,800
Currency pairs i
Indices i
Commodities i
Stocks i
ETF i
Cryptocurrencies i
Bonds i
Interest rates i
Portfolios i
CFDs i	Commodities, Crypto, Forex, Indices, Stocks	Commodities, Crypto, Forex, Indices, Stocks
Futures i
Options i
Assets you can own i	Crypto, ETF, Stocks

Platform

6 / 12

eToro is better than Plus500 for platforms, since eToro offers social trading and copy trading, which Plus500 does not. eToro and Plus500 both offer a proprietary platform and one-click trading.

eToro and Plus500 cannot be set side by side for platforms, as Plus500 is a CFD broker and does not offer real stocks, unlike eToro.

Platform
Section score	eToro 84 Best 84	Plus500 72 -12 not offered
Proprietary platform i
MetaTrader 4 i
MetaTrader 5 i
cTrader i
Social trading platform i
Copy trading platform i
ZuluTrade i
TradingView i
Duplitrade i
Mirror Trader i
NinjaTrader i
AutoChartist i
Real time pricing i
5 digit pricing i
One-click trading i

Mobile

7 / 12

eToro is better than Plus500 for mobile trading, given that eToro offers a social trading app, a copy trading app and mobile trading signals, which Plus500 does not. Both eToro and Plus500 offer a proprietary mobile app and mobile price alerts.

Only eToro can be assessed for mobile trading, since Plus500 is a CFD broker and does not offer real stocks.

Mobile
Section score	eToro 87 Best 87	Plus500 80 -7 not offered
Proprietary app i
Social trading app i
Copy trading app i
MetaTrader 4 app i
MetaTrader 5 app i
cTrader app i
Mobile trading signals i
Mobile alerts i
Mobile charting tools i
Mobile drawing tools i
Mobile watchlist i
Smartwatch app i

Trading features

8 / 12

Plus500 is better than eToro for CFD trading features, as Plus500 offers guaranteed stop losses and API access, which eToro does not. Both eToro and Plus500 offer negative balance protection and trailing stops.

eToro and Plus500 cannot be set side by side for real stock trading features, as Plus500 is a CFD broker and does not offer real stocks, unlike eToro.

Trading features
Section score	eToro 60 -12 76	Plus500 72 Best not offered
Trade execution
Broker type i	Agency	Agency
Average execution time i
Slippage occurrence i
Requotes occurrence i
Tier-1 liquidity providers i
PFOF i
Leverage
Major FX pairs leverage i	400:1	300:1
Minor/Exotic FX pairs leverage i	50:1	300:1
Major indices leverage i	100:1	150:1
Minor indices leverage i	10:1	150:1
Gold leverage i	100:1	250:1
Commodities leverage i	100:1	150:1
Equities leverage i	20:1	20:1
Cryptocurrency leverage i	30:1	5:1
Risk management
Stop losses i
Take profits i
Limit orders i
Trailing stop i
Margin call i
OCO orders i
Guaranteed stop loss i
Negative balance protection i
Minimum trade size (FX) i	0.01 lots	0.01 lots
Minimum trade size (stocks) i	USD 10	USD 0
Fractional stocks i
Trading compliance
Scalping strategies allowed i
Hedging strategies allowed i
Automated trading strategy allowed i
EAs use allowed i
HFT strategy allowed i
VPS use allowed i
API use allowed i
Price scraping allowed i
FIFO rule applies i

Account types

9 / 12

eToro and Plus500 are equally good for CFD account types, as eToro offers a corporate account while Plus500 offers an Islamic account and a swap-free account. eToro and Plus500 both offer a demo account and a professional traders account.

eToro and Plus500 cannot be set side by side for real stock account types, as Plus500 is a CFD broker and does not offer real stocks, unlike eToro.

Account types
Section score	eToro 48 -3 74	Plus500 51 not offered
Demo account i
Unlimited demo account i
Standard account i
Micro account i
Cent account i
Nano account i
Raw spread account i
ECN account i
Swap-free account i
Islamic account i
Professional traders account i
Fixed spread account i
Spread betting account i
Copy trading account i
Corporate account i
Managed account i
Stock investing account i
Margin investing account i
Savings account i
Retirement account i

Account opening

10 / 12

Plus500 is better than eToro for account opening, since Plus500 offers 3 account base currencies (against eToro's 1), has no minimum withdrawal (against eToro's 30 USD), and credits deposits faster, within 1 day (against eToro's 5 days). Both require a minimum deposit of 100 USD.

Only eToro can be assessed for account opening, since Plus500 is a CFD broker and does not offer real stocks.

Account opening
Section score	eToro 69 -3 69	Plus500 72 Best not offered
Minimum deposit i	USD 100	USD 100
Minimum withdrawal i	USD 30	USD 0
Wire transfers i
Credit cards i
Debit cards i
eWallets i	Neteller, Skrill	PayPal, Skrill
Local payment methods i
Account base currencies i	USD	AUD, EUR, USD
Deposit waiting time i	up to 5 business days	up to 1 business days
Withdrawal waiting time i	up to 7 business days	up to 1 business days
Bonus program i

Customer care

11 / 12

eToro is better than Plus500 for customer care, as eToro offers a dedicated account manager and priority support, which Plus500 does not. eToro and Plus500 both offer live chat and email support.

There is no like-for-like comparison for customer care, as Plus500 is a CFD broker and does not offer real stocks.

Customer care
Section score	eToro 69 Best 69	Plus500 58 -11 not offered
Number of languages supported i	7	29
Website languages i	Arabic, German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese	Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Hebrew, Croatian, Hungarian, Icelandic, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Malay, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Chinese
Website available in English i
Customer support languages i	Arabic, German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese	Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Hebrew, Croatian, Hungarian, Icelandic, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Malay, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Chinese
Customer support in English i
Call back request i
Email support i
Phone support i
Live chat i
Priority customer support i
Dedicated account manager i
Cash sweep i
Stock lending i
Distributes proceeds i
Tax withholding agent i
Tax assistance i

Learning

12 / 12

eToro is better than Plus500 for learning, since eToro offers professional reports, daily market commentary and an economic calendar, which Plus500 does not. eToro and Plus500 both offer education for advanced traders and webinars.

Plus500 does not offer real stocks, being a CFD broker, so eToro and Plus500 cannot be compared for learning.

Learning
Section score	eToro 100 Best 100	Plus500 75 -25 not offered
Education
Education center i
Education for beginners i
Education for advanced traders i
Webinars i
Tutorials i
Glossary i
Research
Economic calendar i
Traders' sentiment i
Daily market commentary i
Daily trading ideas i
News via social media i
Professional reports i
Watchlist i

eToro

Open Account 61% of retail CFD accounts lose money. Below content does not apply to US users.

Plus500

Open Account CFD service. 82% of retail investor accounts lose money

Our verdict

eToro vs Plus500: which one should you choose?

eToro

CFD Choose eToro, regulated by the SEC and the FCA, if you want an online CFD broker with a wide choice of markets and copy and social trading.

Stocks Choose eToro if you want a share dealing service for long-term investing, with copy and social trading.

Open Account 61% of retail CFD accounts lose money. Below content does not apply to US users.

Plus500

CFD Choose Plus500, regulated by CySEC and ASIC, if you want a CFD and forex broker with low trading costs, fast withdrawals and a guaranteed stop loss.

Open Account CFD service. 82% of retail investor accounts lose money