How to buy ETF

How to buy ETF

A Step-by-Step-Guide on how to buy a ETF

Buy any ETF with eToro in three easy steps!

Step 1

Create a eToro account

Use the following button and join at eToro.

Supply an email address, take a username, and use a secure, strong password.

The infrastructure and website of eToro is secure and fast, so you're personal data is kept safe.

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.

eToro USA LLC does not offer CFDs, only real Cryptocurrencies are available for US users. 

Step 2

Verify your identity


In order to buy a ETF, you’ll need to provide your phone number, name, country and date of birth as well as extra support documents verifying your personal identity.

Those supporting documents are a valid photo ID, like Passport, Drivers license or National identity card (front + back) and sometimes also Proof of Residence Document like Bank statement, Credit card statement, Utility bill(water, electricity, gas, internet, phone), Insurance statement, Residence certificate or Tax document.


Such an verfication of identity is there to prevent identity fraud or theft.

Step 3

Begin purchasing a ETF by depositing USD or EUR


Staking your account with fiat currencies, like USD or EUR for exchanging can be done in a number of ways, which includes SWIFT, SEPA and domestic wire transfers or debitcard.

The variant you choose will be based on your location and preference.

After your fiat currency arrives in your account, you will be able to buy any ETF.

With your account you’ll as well have access to charting tools, advanced order types, leveraged trading and 24-hour global client support.

Congratulations! You've successfully purchased a ETF.



That's it!

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How to buy ETF

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. Trading history presented is less than 5 complete years and may not suffice as basis for investment decision.

Copy trading is a portfolio management service, provided by eToro (Europe) Ltd., which is authorised and regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 

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