Clients of eToro US can now invest in stocks, as they are officially live on the eToro platform, the online broker announced today.
Traders can now diversify their portfolio with investments in US stocks, ETFs, and crypto — all in one place. Plus, clients of eToro can invest in fractions of any of those assets, with as little as $10.
The broker also offers traders to get more for their money with 0% commissions, and gain access to their very own community of 20M+ global investors.
The lineup of investment opportunities offered by eToro also includes ETFs, or Exchange Traded Funds. These are often referred to as a “basket” of securities (such as stocks). Simply put, they are a collection of anything from stocks to bonds, commodities, and currencies that can be invested in with a single trade, rather than having to collect them all separately. They often act as an easy way to diversify your portfolio, as they can expose you to many different industries or assets with just one investment.
Unlike just buying a bunch of separate stocks, however, investors don’t actually own the individual stocks inside the “basket” of the ETF. Instead, they own a piece of the basket itself, and the performance of said basket relies on tracking all the assets within it. So, the value of the ETF may vary slightly from the underlying assets.
ETFs can be a good way to invest in a group of stocks or commodities that share some common traits, while still adding diversity to your portfolio.
eToro offers its clients a unique virtual portfolio, where they can play around with $100K (in virtual money) to explore, learn, and hone their skills before they invest a single (real) cent.