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Why am I charged for editing the Stop Loss of my open trade? What is Trailing Stop Loss?Does eToro pay dividends?Where can I see my dividend payments?Is eToro blocked in my country?Do I need to pay taxes on my trades?What are overnight fees?What is leverage?Why do I need to add funds to open my position? How does the Trailing Stop Loss work?How do I set price alerts?Can I withdraw my cryptoassets from the platform?Which fees and commissions does eToro have?How much tax is deducted from my dividends?How do I set a Trailing Stop Loss? How does leverage work? What do I purchase when I buy stocks on eToro?What is Stop Loss?What is a CFD?What is the minimum trade size?How do I close a position on the web version of eToro?Do I need to pay tax on my dividends?What is the maximum leverage per instrument?Why did my position close due to Contract Rollover (CR)?What is an order?What is Take Profit?How are the rollover fees on Oil and Natural Gas calculated?Where can I see the overnight fees that will be charged and / or I have paid?How do I calculate the P/L (profit or loss) per trade?What is a SELL position?Why can't I use leverage?What are overnight refunds?Can I reduce the tax that is deducted from my dividends?What is Negative Balance Protection?Where can I find my Position ID?How can I switch between Real and Virtual accounts?Can I trade options at eToro?Is my position eligible to receive a dividend payment?How do I set the Stop Loss?What do I purchase when I buy ETFs on eToro?How do I set the Take Profit?What is a spread?What is a dividend?Can I close part of my trade?When can I leverage my trade?Do I own my cryptoassets?Why did my trade close automatically?When will I receive my dividend payment?How do I open a trade?What is ‘Pending Close’?Does eToro offer MT4?Why is leverage risky?How do I cancel a pending order?What spreads does eToro offer?How does the Maintenance Margin work?How are the units in a trade calculated?What do I purchase when I open a position on eToro?What is a margin call? How do I set leverage on a trade?How do I find stocks on the platform? What is staking?How do I set a rate order?Why don’t you have all stocks like other brokers?Does eToro allow Scalping?Can I increase the leverage of my trades over the maximum limit?What is a weekend fee?Can I change the leverage in an open position?What are the market hours?What is the maximum Stop Loss?How are the overnight fees on stocks calculated?Can I buy a stock when the market is closed?Is it possible to leverage my stocks?What happens if my stock is affected by a corporate event (such as a delisting or merger)?Can my trading actions be limited?When are overnight fees charged?What is a rate order?Why can't I see the profits on my leverage trade?How do I set an out of hours order?Why can't I use the Direct Registration System (DRS) to transfer my stocks?Why is there a loss as soon as I open a trade?What does the Portfolio Value represent?What is an ETF?What is the Dividend Calendar?Is there a maximum trade size?How do I edit the Stop Loss of my open trade?What is Copy Stop Loss?How do I close a position on the eToro mobile app?Are there overnight fees on stocks, cryptoassets, and ETFs?What is One Click Trading?What is the Portfolio?What is the minimum Stop Loss on cryptocurrencies?What can I trade on eToro?How do I calculate the Pip value?When will my trade open?What is eToro?Why does the spread vary?What is a market order?What is the market range for a rate order?What is the benefit of maintenance margin?What is a fractional share?Can I close all my trades at the same time?What is a Pip?Can I edit the Stop Loss of my open trade?Does eToro support rights offerings?Do you take the overnight fee from the position or from the available balance? Can I buy stocks commission-free?Can overnight fees and refunds change?What is a rights offering?What time zone does eToro use on the charts?Can I vote at a company meeting?Which type of orders does eToro offer?Is my Stop loss guaranteed?What is a market spike?What is a micro lot?What is margin?What is the minimum Stop Loss?What is LIBOR?Where can I find my orders?What is the maximum risk score for Popular Investors?What is social investing?What is a reverse stock split?Are fees charged to close a Smart Portfolio?What is Forex?What is an IPO?What is a stock split?Can I trade Real Time stocks on my virtual account?Which cryptoassets can I trade on the eToro investment platform?What type of Oil does eToro offer?What should I do if I cannot find the email to participate in a company meeting?Can I close individual positions within the Smart Portfolio?Why am I getting charged fees when the instrument is suspended from the exchange?How do I calculate the commission per trade?What is the minimum amount required to invest in a Smart Portfolio?Are Smart Portfolios a long or short-term investment?What is the default Copy Stop Loss?What is a Market Gap?What is a corporate event/action?What are stocks?Can I remove funds from a Smart Portfolio?What does rebalancing a Smart Portfolio mean?What is the Discover People tool?How do I realise the profits from my Smart Portfolio?Why can't I invest in the TheTIE-LongOnly eToro Portfolio?What are Top Trader Portfolios?How does eToro respond to a spin-off?What is a spin-off?Which Smart Portfolios do you offer?What type of crypto positions open when I copy someone?How can I sell something I never bought?What are Partner Portfolios?Are the cryptocurrencies regulated?What are the Thematic Market Portfolios?Who structures the Smart Portfolios?Can I add funds to my Smart Portfolio?What happens if I copy a trader or invest in a Smart Portfolio after market hours?Does eToro support hard forks?Why should I trade with eToro?How do I use the Discover People tool?What is the risk in real time stocks?What is the difference between fixed and variable spreads?Why is the risk in real time stock higher than in the FX market?Are there any benefits in buying stocks at eToro?Are variable spreads unique to eToro or available across the industry?Can I transfer crypto held in a Smart Portfolio?What is the minimum Copy Stop Loss? 