eToro Introduction

Welcome to eToro – The Ultimate Forex Software!
If you are here it means that you have already downloaded the software. If not CLICK HERE for direct download or here for etoro's download instructions.

After you've downloaded the software, you will see an icon on your desktop.
Double click it and you will open eToro.
Download eToro Forex Platform

First you will need to sign up to create your user name and password. After that you can choose between Practice mode 'Trade for FUN' and money mode 'Trade for REAL'.
Choose Trade Mode

Now you can see eToro's Lobby. It looks like that:

eToro Lobby

In the top, right under the different time zone clocks you will see 5 buttons. These represent eToro's 5 arenas: Globe Trader, Forex Trend, Forex marathon, Forex charts and trade box.

Under the 5 buttons you can see Forex latest news and updates to help you make the most up-to-date decisions when trading. You can also use our Forex News page.

On the right side you can see the 'Trade for Real Money' button to start trading for real money.
Remember! Online Forex trading is exciting and fun but can also be risky.

Let's move on – 'My open trades' box. This is an exhibition of all you currently active trades. You can navigate between the arenas through this box and close unnecessary positions. If you click on the 'Expand' button, you will be directed to your trading log where you can see a more detailed description of your trades.

On the right side of the open trades box you can see live Forex rates – if you click on the chart icon next to each currency pair, you will see a graph of this currency pair’s performance in the last 1 hour, 24 hours, 7 days and 30 days.

In the bottom you will see your account balance on the left, chat, forum and eToro contact details, history button where you can see all your history trades and the logout button to exit eToro.

Now that you familiar with the eToro lobby you can go on and learn how to trade.


Online Forex Trading can bring potential rewards, but can also be risky. You have to be aware of the risks and be willing to accept them in order to trade in the foreign exchange market.

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