New Trading Platform...

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I'm very interested in the feedback that members here have for this platform.

I do not think that it will appeal at all to veteran traders -- the platform is somewhat animated and seems to be geared heavily towards newbie traders...

Nonetheless, give it a try and post your feelings -- I've been watching eToro for a while now and am eager to see where this concept is going.

Good Trading!

I've noticed their ads all over the place and would sure like to get some feedback from those who've used the platform as well.
Some questions off the top of my head:Are they US-based? Are they regulated? How do they stack up in terms of execution?
Thanks!

Sorry but it seems suspect to me, to say at least.
Firstly they don't have a physical address, not even a country. The provided phone number seems to show a Cyprus origin.
Secondly the home page tries to automatically run the platform installer when you click on any link

The firm is definitely not trying to run with anyones money; rather they are trying to run with an idea that may work in some parts of the world -- I'm just skeptical to see if any big traders actually take them seriously.

Cyprus -- definitely a red flag, but I know of these guys and they have faces. They should still post more in depth information on their site if they hope to gain credibility; and also remove that automatic download.

There was an full article about them in this months Futures Magazine. It may be published online, if not, I can try and scan it to post here.

I dont know a whole lot about the company. They are registered as an IB. It is an Isreali company. I know the company is more geared towards smaller accounts. I believe accounts can trade with as little as 100 dollars. This is not a service that serious traders will use and why would they. I think they clear through FXCM and IFX and maybe more companies.

eToro

Opinion?

It's stupid.

Stupid choice for a name too.

Etoro

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The Etoro are a tribe in Papua New Guinea. Their territory comprises the southern slopes of Mt. Sisa, along the southern edge of the central mountain range of New Guinea, near the Papuan Plateau. They have gained notoriety among anthropologists because of the ritual homosexuality practiced between young boys and men of the tribe. The Etoro believe that young boys must ingest the semen of their elders to achieve adult male status and to properly mature and grow strong. All Etoro believe themselves to contain a certain amount of life force, the highest concentrations of which is supposedly contained in semen. This life force is believed to pass between members of the group through sexual relations. As mentioned, when young, males have it passed to them through sex. Women are seen to waste the life force if they do not get pregnant through sex. As people get older and their bodies weaken this is attributed to a depletion of their life force. Homosexual behavior, particularly oral sex, is encouraged throughout youth for males, with different sexual roles fulfilled by adolescents of different ages. Heterosexuality is permitted only during a distinct time period of the year (about 100 days) and only in certain places (neither in sleeping quarters nor in the fields, but only in the woods). A woman who enjoys sex too much is seen as a witch trying to steal the life force from a man. Similarly, boys that grow too quickly are assumed to be sapping the life force from other boys. Like a sex-hungry wife, he might be shunned as a witch.

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