While there’s no direct cost to copy a trader, standard trading fees like spreads and overnight and weekend fees still apply to each copied position.
Here’s what you need to watch out for:
A spread is the gap between an asset’s buy and sell price—essentially, a built-in cost for executing a trade. When trading cryptocurrencies on eToro, for example, there’s a 1% fee added to the market price, which includes the spread.
Other asset classes have different spreads, but the concept remains the same: every trade you copy still carries the standard market cost.
If the investor you’re copying uses leverage or trades assets like CFDs, you’ll pay overnight or weekend fees for keeping those positions open outside regular market hours. These charges aren’t unique to CopyTrader™—they’re the same fees you’d pay if you placed the trade yourself.
I realized that it's practically the same as the regular trading fees but instead of trading on my own, someone does the trading for me with CopyTrader™. I liked the fact that this feature doesn’t charge extra for mirroring another investor’s moves.
The bottom line is that the fees are identical to what the original trader pays, so knowing them helps you make informed decisions when using the feature.
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