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    {
      "id": "learn_r1105_trading_and_crypto_realistic_income_ranges_etoro_terms_cfd_loss_rate",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "EToro: retail CFD trader loss rate",
      "summary": "eToro states that 51% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with the provider.",
      "body": "eToro states that 51% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with the provider.\n\nWhat eToro actually says:\n\n“CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. **51% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider.**”\n\nNote: Figure appears in eToro's own Terms and Conditions page as a mandatory risk warning. Not an earnings figure; it is a loss-rate disclosure.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.etoro.com/terms-and-conditions",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-01",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "eToro",
      "evidence_quote": "CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. **51% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider.**",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1105-trading-and-crypto-realistic-income-ranges",
      "subject": "eToro",
      "topic": "retail CFD trader loss rate",
      "applies_to_country": "any",
      "applies_to_scope": "eToro's own terms page, displayed for all jurisdictions",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "etoro",
        "topic": [
          "money.tax",
          "safety.legal"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1105_trading_and_crypto_realistic_income_ranges_etoro_risk_disclosure_cfd_loss_rate",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "EToro: retail CFD trader loss rate",
      "summary": "eToro's General Risk Disclosure states that 50% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with the provider.",
      "body": "eToro's General Risk Disclosure states that 50% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with the provider.\n\nWhat eToro actually says:\n\n“CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 50% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider.”\n\nNote: Figure appears in eToro's own General Risk Disclosure page. Slightly different from the 51% figure on the terms page; both are eToro's own disclosures.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.etoro.com/customer-service/general-risk-disclosure/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-01",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "eToro",
      "evidence_quote": "CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 50% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1105-trading-and-crypto-realistic-income-ranges",
      "subject": "eToro",
      "topic": "retail CFD trader loss rate",
      "applies_to_country": "any",
      "applies_to_scope": "eToro's own general risk disclosure page",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "etoro",
        "topic": [
          "money.tax",
          "safety.legal"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1105_trading_and_crypto_realistic_income_ranges_etoro_pro_investor_payout_rate",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "EToro: Pro Investor (Popular Investor) program payout rate",
      "summary": "eToro states that Pro Investors at the Champion tier and above receive a payment of up to 1.5% of assets under copy (AUC), paid out monthly, with a minimum of $250 and maximum of $500 per month for the Cadet tier (1.5% capped at $250 min / $500 max), and payments beginning at the Champion tier.",
      "body": "eToro states that Pro Investors at the Champion tier and above receive a payment of up to 1.5% of assets under copy (AUC), paid out monthly, with a minimum of $250 and maximum of $500 per month for the Cadet tier (1.5% capped at $250 min / $500 max), and payments beginning at the Champion tier.\n\nWhat eToro actually says:\n\n“Receive a payment of up to 1.5% of assets under copy (AUC), paid out monthly (Champion tier and above)”\n\nNote: This is eToro's own platform payout program for traders whose portfolios are copied by other users - a realistic income figure published by the platform itself. The 1.5% is a gross revenue figure before any tax or fee deductions.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.etoro.com/copytrader/popular-investor/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-01",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "eToro",
      "evidence_quote": "Receive a payment of up to 1.5% of assets under copy (AUC), paid out monthly (Champion tier and above)",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "1105-trading-and-crypto-realistic-income-ranges",
      "subject": "eToro",
      "topic": "Pro Investor (Popular Investor) program payout rate",
      "applies_to_country": "any",
      "applies_to_scope": "eToro Pro Investor Program, available to eligible registered users globally",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "etoro",
        "topic": [
          "money.payout",
          "money.fees"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1105_trading_and_crypto_realistic_income_ranges_etoro_pro_investor_payment_cadence",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "EToro: Pro Investor program payment schedule",
      "summary": "eToro states that Pro Investor program payments are made monthly, by the 10th of each month, according to tier.",
      "body": "eToro states that Pro Investor program payments are made monthly, by the 10th of each month, according to tier.\n\nWhat eToro actually says:\n\n“Payments and tier changes are made monthly, by the 10th of each month, according to your tier.”\n\nNote: Payment timing for the eToro Pro Investor Program, as stated on eToro's own program page.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.etoro.com/copytrader/popular-investor/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-01",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "eToro",
      "evidence_quote": "Payments and tier changes are made monthly, by the 10th of each month, according to your tier.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1105-trading-and-crypto-realistic-income-ranges",
      "subject": "eToro",
      "topic": "Pro Investor program payment schedule",
      "applies_to_country": "any",
      "applies_to_scope": "eToro Pro Investor Program",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "etoro",
        "topic": [
          "money.payout"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1105_trading_and_crypto_realistic_income_ranges_etoro_pro_investor_cadet_min_max",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "EToro: Pro Investor Cadet tier payment cap",
      "summary": "eToro states that the Cadet tier receives 1.5% of AUC with a minimum of $250 and maximum of $500 per month.",
      "body": "eToro states that the Cadet tier receives 1.5% of AUC with a minimum of $250 and maximum of $500 per month.\n\nWhat eToro actually says:\n\n“1.5% (min $250, max $500)”\n\nNote: Cadet tier payment formula as shown in the tier table on eToro's Pro Investor page.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.etoro.com/copytrader/popular-investor/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-01",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "eToro",
      "evidence_quote": "1.5% (min $250, max $500)",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "1105-trading-and-crypto-realistic-income-ranges",
      "subject": "eToro",
      "topic": "Pro Investor Cadet tier payment cap",
      "applies_to_country": "any",
      "applies_to_scope": "eToro Pro Investor Program",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "etoro",
        "topic": [
          "money.payout",
          "money.fees"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    }
  ]
}