Hargreaves Lansdown is a leading share dealing platform headquartered in Bristol and dedicated to providing services to UK investors. On the other hand, eToro is a trading platform with a global focus that’s best known for its social trading feature and variety of investment options, including cryptocurrencies.
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 On website |  On website eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. The value of your investments may go up or down. Your capital is at risk |
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| Overview | |
| Description | |
| Trade UK and international shares, ETFs, trusts, bonds, and IPOs with one of the country's most established brokers. | Best known for pioneering social copy trading, eToro offers a wide range of tradable assets and markets. |
| Basics | |
| Account Funding Options | |
| Bank card | Bank transfer, credit card, debit card, Neteller, Skrill |
| Advisory Services | |
| Yes | No |
| Apps | |
| Android, iOS | Android, iOS |
| Company Founded | |
| 1981 | 2006 |
| Company Headquarters | |
| Bristol, England | London, United Kingdom |
| Minimum Age | |
| 18 years | 18 years |
| Minimum Deposit | |
| £0.00 | £50.00 |
| Minimum Trade | |
| No minimum trade required | $10 |
| Regulator | |
| FCA | FCA |
| Signup Bonus Gift | |
| None | None |
| Trading | |
| Copy Trading | |
| No | Yes |
| cTrader Trading | |
| No | No |
| ETF Trading | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Forex Trading | |
| No | Yes |
| Fractional Share Trading | |
| No | Yes |
| Futures Trading | |
| No | Yes |
| MetaTrader 4 Trading | |
| No | No |
| MetaTrader 5 Trading | |
| No | No |
| Mutual Funds Trading | |
| Yes | No |
| Options Trading | |
| No | No |
| OTCBB / Pink Sheets | |
| No | No |
| Paper Trading | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Penny Stock Trading | |
| Yes | No |
| Social Trading | |
| No | Yes |
| Stock Trading | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Tradable Assets | |
| Bonds, ETFs, Investment Trusts, Shares | Commodities, Crypto, ETFs, Forex, Indices, Shares |
| Tradable Markets | |
| European markets, LSE, NASDAQ, NYSE and TSE | LSE, NASDAQ, NYSE and more |
| Fees | |
| Broker Assisted Trades Fee | |
| £27.00 | N/A |
| Domestic Wire Transfer Fee | |
| £0.00 | N/A |
| ETF Trade Fee | |
| £16.00 | £0.00 |
| Funds Withdrawal Fee (Partial) | |
| £0.00 | £5.00 |
| Funds Withdrawal Fee (Full) | |
| £0.00 | £5.00 |
| International Wire Transfer Fee | |
| £0.00 | N/A |
| Mutual Fund Trade Fee | |
| N/A | N/A |
| Options (Base Fee) | |
| N/A | N/A |
| Options (Per Contract Fee) | |
| N/A | N/A |
| Paper Confirmation Fee | |
| N/A | N/A |
| Paper Statement Fee | |
| £13.00 | N/A |
| Returned Wire Fee | |
| N/A | N/A |
| Spread | |
| N/A | N/A |
| Stock Certificate Delivery Fee | |
| N/A | N/A |
| Stock Certificate Processing Fee | |
| N/A | N/A |
| Stock Trade Fee | |
| £0.00 | £5.00 |
| Order types | |
| Order Type (Contingent) | |
| No | Yes |
| Order Type (Limit) | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Order Type (Market) | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Order Type (One Cancels The Other) | |
| No | No |
| Order Type (One Triggers and One Cancels The Other) | |
| No | No |
| Order Type (One Triggers The Other) | |
| No | No |
| Order Type (Stop) | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Order Type (Trailing Stop) | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Customer service | |
| 24/7 Support | |
| No | No |
| Email Support | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Live Chat Support | |
| No | Yes |
| Phone Support | |
| Yes | No |
