eToro offers a clear and transparent pricing structure for trading cryptoassets, designed to give you full visibility into the cost of each trade and a better understanding of your investment performance.
Below is a breakdown of how pricing works, what fees are involved, and what you can expect when trading crypto on eToro.
Transparent Fee Structure
When you open and close a crypto position on eToro, you’ll see the fee (commission) as a separate line item. This ensures you know exactly what you’re paying.
– The crypto commission is 1% of the position value, at both open and close.
– This fee appears separately from the market spread.
– The commission is deducted from your available account balance (the same one used to open the trade) whenever you open and close a position.
– The fee is shown separately and applied at the time you open and close a position, offering full transparency.
New, Highly Competitive Spreads
eToro now offers extremely tight crypto spreads, meaning the difference between the buy and sell price of each cryptoasset is kept minimal. This helps ensure that your trades are executed at highly competitive rates and that the cost of entering or exiting a position is reduced.
Clear Market Performance in Your P&L
Your Profit & Loss (P&L) reflects the actual market movement of the asset.
– Fees are displayed separately and do not affect your P&L calculations.
– This gives you a clear picture of how your investment is performing over time, with results driven purely by market prices.
What You Pay (and Where to See It)
To make everything as clear as possible, here’s what you can expect to see:
– Before placing a trade: The 1% crypto fee is displayed on the trade ticket.
– After placing a trade: The fee appears as a line item in your portfolio and transaction history.
– In your statements: All fees are listed separately for full transparency.
There are no additional or embedded charges for trading crypto. Everything is shown clearly and simply, so you can make informed decisions.
How it works
No markup on BID and ASK prices
The BID and ASK prices you see on the platform reflect only the natural market spread, with no added fee.
The commission is calculated separately and applied directly to the proceeds of your trade—both when you open and when you close a position.
Impact on profit and loss (P&L)
Your profit or loss (P&L) is calculated based on pure market prices, without embedded commission fees in the BID and ASK.
The commission is applied externally to your position at both entry and exit.
Fee treatment on open positions
The commission is not reflected in your P&L during the life of the trade. It is applied separately when the position is closed and shown as a distinct line item.
Example
If you hold 1 Bitcoin valued at $100,000, its value is determined by the market BID price—the price you’d receive if you sold it.
The BID price reflects only the market value — there’s no embedded commission.
Your P&L shows this full value, and the commission is applied as a separate charge when you close the position.
This ensures clarity in pricing while keeping total fees consistent.
How it worked before
Markup on BID and ASK prices
When trading crypto, we added a markup (eToro’s commission) to both the BID and ASK prices.
In most cases, the BID and ASK prices you saw on the platform already included both the market spread and our commission. Together, these made up the “total spread.”
Impact on profit and loss (P/L)
When you opened a trade, your profit or loss (P/L) was calculated based on the difference between the opening and closing rates, both of which included the commission. This meant the commission was already factored into your P/L.
Example
If you bought 1 Bitcoin at an ASK price of $100,010, this price included a 1% commission for both Open and Close. Your initial P/L was based on the BID price of $100,000, which also included a 1% commission.
As a result, your position started with a 2% loss, plus any natural market spread (the difference between BID and ASK prices without commission).
Summary of what changed
✅ Crypto commission, shown separately
✅ New, tighter, highly competitive spreads
✅ True performance shown in P&L
✅ No embedded fees or extra charges