eToro Stocks

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The platforms of eToro allow its users to invest in over 2000 stocks from various global exchanges including the NYSE, NASDAQ, LSE and others.

Via this online interface and app, users not only can trade shares but they also can make an analysis and share a conversation with other eToro users.

How to Trade Stocks on eToro?

With eToro, you can trade stocks via 2 methods:

1. By buying and selling real shares.
2. Via contracts for difference or CFDs – With this form of derivative, you are trading on price movements of an asset. CFDs allow you to increase your exposure by using leverage and to trade in both directions.

Stock CFD Trading

If you prefer to trade stocks via CFD with eToro then these are the steps to follow:

1. Open the eToro platform and click on “Trade Markets”.
   
   
   

   eToro Markets screen

   
   
   
2. Click on “Stocks”. This will list all the stocks that you can trade on the platform.
   
   
   

   eToro stocks trading screen

   
   
   
3. Choose the stock that you want to invest on by clicking on it. This will open the particular company’s stock page.
   
   
   

   Trading Apple (AAPL) stocks on eToro

   
   
   
4. Click on the “Trade” button. A pop-up will open.
   
   
   

   "Trade" button for on eToro's Apple (AAPL) stocks page

   
   
   
5. Decide on what position you would like to trade on (Buy or Sell) and then click on its specific tab.
   
   
   

   Buying Apple (AAPL) CFD stocks on eToro

   
   
   
6. Input the investment amount that you want to place or the number of stock units and set the leverage, stop-loss and take profit based on your trading preferences.
   
   
   

   Setting Apple (AAPL) CFD stocks trading parameters on eToro

   
   
   
7. Click on the “Open Trade” when you are ready to execute the order.
   
   
   

   Executing a buy CFD order on Apple (AAPL) stocks via eToro

   
   
   

67% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

Buying Real Stocks

So you want to trade real stocks with eToro? Here are the basic steps to follow:

1. Open the eToro platform and click on “Trade Markets”.
   
   
   

   eToro Markets screen

   
   
   
2. Click on “Stocks”. This will list all the stocks that you can trade on the platform.
   
   
   

   eToro stocks trading screen

   
   
   
3. Choose the stock that you want to invest on by clicking on it. This will open the particular company’s stock page.
   
   
   

   Trading Apple (AAPL) stocks on eToro

   
   
   
4. Click on the “Trade” button. A pop-up will open.
   
   
   

   "Trade" button for on eToro's Apple (AAPL) stocks page

   
   
   
5. Click on the “Buy” tab.
   
   
   

   Buying real Apple (AAPL) stocks on eToro

   
   
   
6. Input the investment amount that you want to place or the number of stock units and set the take profit based on your trading preferences.
   
   
   

   Setting Apple (AAPL) real stocks trading parameters on eToro

   
   
   
7. Leave the leverage set to X1.
   
   
   

   Setting the Apple (AAPL) stocks trading leverage to X1 on eToro

   
   
   
8. Click on the “Open Trade” when you are ready to execute the order.
   
   
   

   Executing a real buy order on Apple (AAPL) stocks via eToro

   
   
   

Cannabis Stocks

eToro’s platform also offers medical marijuana stocks trading and currently, these are the listed companies:

• Amyris (AMR)
• Aphria (APHA)
• Aurora Cannabis (ACB)
• Canopy Growth (CGC)
• Cara Therapeutics (CARA)
• Cronos Group (CRON)
• GW Pharmaceuticals (GWP)
• HEXO Corp (HEXO)
• Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR)
• New Age (NBEV)
• Organigram Holdings (OGI)
• PerkinElmer (PKI)
• Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG)
• Tilray (TLRY)
• Universal Corp (UVV)
• 2nd Century Group (XXII)

All of these cannabis-related stocks can be found under the “Healthcare” industry.

Alternative: CannabisCare CopyPortfolio

The CannabisCare is a basket of stocks of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies that have ventured using cannabis or marijuana for medical purposes.

Therefore, instead of investing on the shares of just a single company, you will be placing your trade on a group of companies under the same sector and in this case, medical marijuana. This portfolio requires a minimum investment amount $1,000.

List of Stocks

There are over 2200 company stocks that can be traded on the platform. This list continues to grow as new stocks are added particularly after an initial public offering or IPO.

You can explore the stocks based by according to their industry or the exchange where they belong to.

eToro's tradable stocks categories group by industry and exchange

Industry	Exchange
Basic Materials	Amsterdram
Conglomerates	Brussels
Consumer Goods	Copenhagen
Financial	Frankfurt
Healthcare	Helsinki
Industrial Goods	Hong Kong
Services	Lisbon
Technology	London
Utilities	Madrid
	Milan
	NASDAQ
	NYSE
	Oslo
	Paris
	Saudi Arabia
	Stockholm
	Zurich

Is There an eToro Stock?

As of this writing, eToro does not have a company stock. However, it has already made an announcement of its intention to go public in the third quarter of 2021 via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The company expects an estimated valuation of $10.4 billion when it goes public on the Nasdaq exchange.^[1]

The merger will operate as "eToro Group Ltd." while the ticker symbol for the company is yet to be released.

Looking for Penny Stocks?

Penny stocks are not available on eToro’s trading platform because this broker only offers publicly listed stocks. Penny stocks are over-the-counter (OTC) stocks and are only available via full-service brokerage firms.

Stock Price

Just like how stocks are traded in the stock market, trading stocks via the eToro platform are executed in real time and the prices displayed for the assets are live.

Stock Trading Fees

Buy positions opened on stocks that are non-leveraged will not incur any commissions:

• Markups
• Ticket fees
• Management fee

Remember: Zero fees only apply when you set the leverage to X1.

Trading Times

Every stock has its own specific trading time and it will depend on the exchange where they are traded.

It is also important to take note that the opening and closing hours of these exchanges might be affected by specific market events.

Opening and closing hours of global stock exchanges

Stock Exchange	Opening Time (GMT +01:00)	Closing Time (GMT +01:00)	Break (GMT +01:00)
Bolsa de Madrid	Monday 9:00 AM	Friday 5:30 PM	5:30 PM - 9:00 AM
Borsa Italiana	Monday 9:00 AM	Friday 5:25 PM	5:25 PM - 9:00 AM
Chicago Board Options Exchange	Monday 3:30 PM	Friday 10:00 PM	10:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Copenhagen	Monday 9:00 AM	Friday 4:55 PM	4:55 PM - 9:00 AM
Euronext Amsterdam	Monday 9:00 AM	Friday 5:30 PM	5:30 PM - 9:00 AM
Euronext Brussels	Monday 9:00 AM	Friday 5:30 PM	5:30 PM - 9:00 AM
Euronext Lisbon	Monday 9:00 AM	Friday 5:30 PM	5:30 PM - 9:00 AM
Euronext Paris	Monday 9:00 AM	Friday 5:30 PM	5:30 PM - 9:00 AM
Frankfurt	Monday 9:00 AM	Friday 5:30 PM	5:30 PM - 9:00 AM
Helsinki	Monday 9:00 AM	Friday 5:25 PM	5:25 PM - 9:00 AM
Hong Kong Stock Exchange	Monday 2:30 AM	Friday 9:00 AM	5:00 AM - 6:00 AM / 9:00 AM - 2:30 AM
LSE	Monday 9:00 AM	Friday 5:30 PM	5:30 PM - 9:00 AM
LSE – Russian GDRs	Monday 9:00 AM	Friday 4:30 PM	4:30 PM - 9:00 AM
NASDAQ	Monday 3:30 PM	Friday 10:00 PM	10:00 PM - 3:30 PM
NYSE	Monday 3:30 PM	Friday 10:00 PM	10:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Oslo	Monday 9:00 AM	Friday 4:30 PM	4:20 PM - 9:00 AM
SIX	Monday 9:00 AM	Friday 5:20 PM	5:20 PM - 9:00 AM
Stockholm	Monday 9:00 AM	Friday 5:25 PM	5:25 PM - 9:00 AM
Tadawul Saudi Arabia	Sunday 8:00 AM	Thursday 1:00 PM	1:00 PM - 8:00 AM
Toronto Stock Exchange	Monday 3:30 PM	Friday 10:00 PM	10:00 PM - 3:30 PM
US Stocks	Monday 3:30 PM	Friday 10:00 PM	10:00 PM - 3:30 PM

eToro is a multi-asset platform which offers both investing in stocks and cryptoassets, as well as trading CFDs.

Please note that CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 67% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work, and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

Cryptoassets are volatile instruments which can fluctuate widely in a very short timeframe and therefore are not appropriate for all investors. Other than via CFDs, trading cryptoassets is unregulated and therefore is not supervised by any EU regulatory framework.

eToro USA LLC does not offer CFDs and makes no representation and assumes no liability as to the accuracy or completeness of the content of this publication, which has been prepared by our partner utilizing publicly available non-entity specific information about eToro.

References

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