eToro review (2026)

eToro is a different species from the rest of this list: a multi-asset broker (founded 2007) where crypto sits beside real stocks, ETFs and commodities in one account — operated locally by eToro AUS under AFSL 491139, one of only two platforms here with a full Australian licence. Its signature feature is copy trading: allocating money to mirror the portfolios of vetted investors.

As a pure crypto venue it is mediocre: a 1% fee each way, an A$5 (US-dollar-denominated account) withdrawal fee, ~80 coins, and prices wrapped in a broker’s spread. As a single account for someone who wants shares and crypto together with a licensed provider and a practice mode, it is unique on this page.

Crypto costs 1% each way plus spread — the dearest regular pricing here — and the account runs in USD, so AUD deposits also carry FX conversion, plus a US$5 withdrawal fee. Judge it as a diversified brokerage with crypto included, not as a cheap crypto exchange; on that comparison its stock-side pricing does the heavy lifting.

For context, the AU instant-buy average across our 13 tracked platforms is 0.76%. Worked example excludes network fees for on-chain withdrawals; estimates come from our verified fee data. See the full fee comparison or model your own trade in the profit calculator.

eToro AUS holds AFSL 491139 and is AUSTRAC-registered, with eighteen years of operating history and no custody incident on our record. Crypto is held custodially and the platform is offshore-headquartered; the AFSL covers its Australian financial-services conduct. The demo account is a genuine safety feature — practise with virtual funds before committing anything.

Every incident and regulatory action we track for eToro, with primary sources — updated automatically from our fact database.