Leverage social investing and eToro’s unique CopyTrader™ technology to build your business as a successful investor — and take your earnings to the next level
Stand out as one of eToro’s leading investors, gaining recognition and growing your reputation by sharing your expertise with others. Becoming a Popular Investor gives you the opportunity to build a business and establish a serious revenue stream paid by eToro based on your assets under copy (AUC).
Why join the Popular Investor Program?

Get Paid
Receive an annual payment of 1.5% of assets under copy, paid out monthly

Global Exposure
Be a leader at one of the world’s largest investment communities – over 30 million members

Instant Credibility
Leverage eToro’s trusted brand to grow your business

Premium Access
Enjoy exclusive perks, advantages and rewards
What are the requirements?
Investors accepted into the program will meet the following criteria for the duration of their participation, according to the appropriate level:
Cadet | Champion | Elite | Elite pro | |
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Monthly Payment¹ | $500 if top contributor* | $500 + $500 if top contributor* | 1.5% (annual) |
1.5% (annual) |
Min Average Monthly AUC² | $50K | $500K | $10M | |
Min Average Monthly Equity² | $1k | $5k | $25k | $50k |
Minimum copiers | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
Minimum time on level | 2 months | 4 months | 2 months | |
Educational Requirements | Investment Management Qualification | Advanced Investment Management Qualification | ||
Posts on the news feed | Monthly, minimum one post of 100 words | Monthly, minimum one post of 100 words | Monthly, minimum one post of 100 words | |
eToro Money (where available) | Activated | Activated | Activated | |
Maximum daily risk score | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
*30 Cadets and/or Champions who are deemed top contributors on the eToro platform (i.e., generate high-quality content which creates positive engagement such as likes and comments) will be eligible for a monthly payment of $500.
**Elites will receive a fixed 1.5% payment up to $10M AUC paid out monthly. Elite Pros will receive a fixed 1.5% payment up to $20M AUC and 0.5% >$20M AUC paid out monthly or 1.5% up to $30M AUC and 0.5% >$30M paid out monthly if they have 5 years of trading on the platform.
¹Monthly payments are based on the average AUC. Percentage payments are calculated with the following formula: X% multiplied by average AUC divided by 12.
²Average Monthly AUC/Equity is calculated according to an average of each day’s closing AUC/Equity in the month.
How to become a Popular Investor

Set up your fully verified and funded eToro account (minimum $1000 unrealised equity) showing your full name, professional profile picture, and bio

Trade for at least 2 months, not hitting a maximum daily risk score of 8 or more, with no copy positions

Gain at least one copier
Acceptance to the Popular Investor Program is not guaranteed for all those meeting the above criteria. The Popular Investor Team retains the right to decline acceptance to any applicant.
Premium Investment Tools and Benefits¹
Cadet | Champion | Elite | Elite pro | |
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Priority Customer Service 24/6 | ||||
Featured in eToro Marketing | ||||
Invite to Annual Popular Investor Summit² | ||||
Fee-free withdrawals | ||||
Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal subscriptions | ||||
Delta PRO App | ||||
Investment book reimbursement up to $100 | ||||
TipRanks Premium subscription | ||||
Client Relationship Manager in Popular Investor Team | ||||
Invitation to eToro global offices | ||||
Investor Relations: Conference calls with top copiers and investor fact sheet | ||||
Xperiti subscription |
¹All offerings are dependent on the terms of the eToro Club.
²Pending availability. Tickets are given only to matches featuring a team partnered with eToro.
FAQ
Popular Investors are paid according to their tier, by the 10th of each month.
The payments for all Popular Investors are sent to their eToro account and automatically withdrawn to their method of payment.
Popular Investors are paid based on their AUC, however, breaching any Popular Investor guidelines or not meeting the requirements, will result in the payment being revoked. This includes: breaching leverage restrictions or risk score, not meeting the equity requirements, or disrespecting others/abusing the feed.
A Popular Investor is expected to update their copiers at least once per month. However, more frequent updates are encouraged.
Of course. As a Popular Investor, you can always move back up to a tier that you were in, as long as you meet the requirements.
Yes. By having your own trading account, you are able to show your trading strategy. Gaining copiers shows that other traders trust you to make trading decisions for them based on your performance.
AUC stands for Assets Under Copy. In Popular Investor terms, this is the amount of money copying your portfolio.
Equity refers to the value of your account.
The discover tool is an automated tool showing different parameters, which change from time to time.
You can see the chosen filters by viewing the URL, or each preset, or view all filters at once by clicking “View All.”
Generating high quality content on your feed and bringing friends and family to copy your portfolio are the best ways to start growing your AUC.