eToro API Trading Promotion: Get $100 for Making a Trade Through AI

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*One of our readers has contacted eToro for clarification and was told that the promotion is currently available to eToro Club members. Club membership is based on your eToro balance, so you may already qualify—it’s worth logging in and checking whether the promotional banner appears on your account.

eToro has launched a new API Trading Promotion that gives eligible existing customers a $100 cash reward after completing a qualifying trade through the eToro Trading API.

The promotion is unusual because you cannot simply open the eToro app and place a normal trade. Instead, you must connect your eToro account to a compatible AI assistant or API application and use that connection to execute the investment.

I tested the offer by connecting my existing eToro account to ChatGPT and using it to purchase $10 of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY). The trade was successfully executed through the eToro API with no leverage.

Here is how the promotion works, who qualifies and the exact prompts I used.

What Is the eToro API Trading Promotion?

Eligible eToro customers can receive a $100 reward by:

1. Enrolling in the API Trading Promotion.

2. Connecting their eToro account to the eToro Trading API.

3. Executing a qualifying stock or ETF purchase through the API within one month of enrolling.

The promotion began on 18 August 2026 and is currently scheduled to continue until eToro ends it or the overall campaign limit is reached.

The campaign is capped at 50,000 rewards, with a maximum total promotional payout of $5 million. This means it may be worth completing the requirements promptly if the offer appears on your account.

This is an investment promotion, so your capital is at risk and the value of anything you purchase can fall.

How Much Is the eToro API Bonus?

The reward is $100, credited directly to your eToro account after eToro confirms that your trade qualifies.

According to eToro’s promotion terms, rewards are reviewed monthly and should be credited within 14 business days following the end of the calendar month in which the qualifying trade is confirmed.

For example, if you make your qualifying trade during August, you should ordinarily receive the reward during the first part of September.

An official eToro representative has also stated that the reward cannot be withdrawn for 90 days after it is credited. You should therefore treat this as account credit that needs to remain with eToro during the restricted period, rather than immediately withdrawable cash.

Is the Offer Available to New eToro Customers?

No. This particular promotion is intended for existing eToro customers.

The terms state that you must have an existing, fully verified eToro account that was opened before you enrolled in the promotion. You cannot open a brand-new eToro account as part of this offer and qualify for the API reward.

You must also:

• Receive access to the promotion from eToro.

• Have access to the eToro Trading API.

• Complete the promotion enrolment process.

• Live in an eligible jurisdiction.

• Use only one eligible account per person or household.

The easiest way to check is to log in and look for the “Connect. Trade. Get $100” banner on your eToro Portfolio page. The offer may be rolled out to different countries and account levels at different times.

What Is the eToro Trading API?

An API is essentially a secure connection that allows another application to communicate with your eToro account.

In this case, it lets a compatible AI assistant:

• Check your available eToro balance.

• Search for stocks and ETFs.

• Display live market information.

• Check the minimum investment required.

• Prepare an order for you.

• Show the complete cost and order details.

• Submit the trade after you explicitly approve it.

Rather than opening eToro, searching for an investment and pressing the buy button yourself, you can give the AI a written instruction such as:

Show me stocks or ETFs that I can purchase for the minimum investment amount. Do not place a trade yet.

The AI communicates with eToro through the API and returns the relevant information.

Importantly, connecting your account does not mean that every trade should happen automatically. When I completed the promotion through ChatGPT, it first prepared an order preview containing the investment, amount, estimated units, fees and leverage. I then had to explicitly approve it before the real-money order was submitted.

eToro has been expanding its AI and API features, including tools that allow people to connect AI agents to dedicated investment portfolios and create automated strategies. For this promotion, however, you only need to make one qualifying self-directed trade through the API.

What Counts as a Qualifying Trade?

To qualify for the $100 reward, you must execute a self-directed buy trade that opens a new position in an eligible:

• Stock; or

• Exchange-traded fund.

The investment must be:

• Fully paid.

• Purchased without leverage.

• Opened through the eToro Trading API or an eToro-supported connector such as MCP.

• Executed within one month of enrolling.

The following do not qualify:

• Cryptocurrency purchases.

• CFD trades.

• Leveraged positions.

• CopyTrader or Popular Investor trades.

• Trades placed normally through the eToro website or app.

• Orders that are submitted but never executed.

• Limit orders that remain pending or fail to fill.

Selecting x1 leverage is important. This represents a normal, non-leveraged purchase of the underlying stock or ETF.

Is There a Minimum Investment?

The promotion terms do not appear to state a universal minimum investment amount. However, each investment available through eToro can have its own minimum position size.

When I checked through the connected API, the minimum investment for SPY was $10. The API confirmed that fractional investing was available, allowing me to invest $10 without purchasing an entire ETF share.

Minimum trade sizes can vary by asset and account, so it is sensible to ask the connected AI to check before choosing an investment. View eToro’s current minimum trade information.

How I Completed the eToro $100 Offer

I completed the promotion using an existing verified eToro account connected to ChatGPT.

Step 1: Enrol in the promotion

Log in to your eToro account and locate the API Trading Promotion banner.

Open the offer, read the promotion terms and complete the enrolment process. Connecting your account without enrolling may not be enough, so make sure you enter through the promotional banner first.

Step 2: Connect eToro to a compatible AI assistant

Follow the connection instructions provided by eToro.

You should be redirected to eToro to authorise the connection. Never give an AI assistant your eToro password directly. The official connection process should use eToro’s own authorisation page.

Step 3: Check which investments are eligible

I started with this prompt:

Using my connected eToro account, show me stocks or ETFs eligible for the $100 API Trading Promotion that I can buy for the minimum investment amount. Do not place a trade yet.

This is useful because it asks the AI to inspect the account and available investments without submitting any transaction.

The results showed several stocks and ETFs with a $10 minimum investment, including SPY, VOO, VTI and a selection of individual US shares.

This does not mean you should purchase any particular investment. Choose something suitable for your own circumstances and remember that its value could fall.

Step 4: Prepare the trade

After choosing SPY, I used the following prompt:

Buy $10 of SPY – SPDR S&P 500 ETF through my connected eToro account with no leverage. Show me the complete order details before submitting it.

I was then asked whether I wanted to use my real or virtual eToro portfolio.

The promotion requires a real qualifying transaction, so I confirmed:

Real.

The AI then attempted to prepare the order without placing it.

Step 5: Make sure money is in your USD trading balance

My first attempt failed because the API could only see $0.16 of available trading cash.

Although I had added money to eToro, the funds needed to be available in the correct trading balance for the dollar-denominated SPY investment.

If your money is held in a GBP account, you may need to transfer or convert enough into your USD trading account first. eToro explains that customers can hold different currency balances and may need to fund a trade in the currency used by the investment. Read eToro’s currency account guidance.

Remember to allow slightly more than the investment amount for fees or price movements. My $10 SPY order required approximately $10.01, so having exactly $10 available would not have been sufficient.

Once the balance had been funded, I entered:

Prepare the $10 SPY trade again.

Step 6: Review the order carefully

The refreshed preview displayed:

• Account: Real.

• Investment: SPY – State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF.

• Action: Buy.

• Order type: Market.

• Investment amount: $10.

• Leverage: x1.

• Estimated units: approximately 0.013.

• Transaction fee: $0.01.

• Overnight fee: $0.

It also warned that a completed W-8BEN tax form was required because SPY is a US-listed investment. If you have not completed this form, eToro may ask you to do so before accepting the order.

Step 7: Approve the transaction

After checking that the investment, amount and leverage were correct, I entered:

Approve and place the trade.

The order was then sent to eToro through the API and returned as executed and filled.

My final transaction details showed:

• Investment: SPY.

• Amount: $10.

• Units purchased: 0.013005.

• Execution price: $768.92.

• Leverage: x1.

• Fee: $0.01.

• Status: Filled.

This is important because an order that is merely submitted or left pending does not satisfy the promotion. It needs to execute successfully.

Exact Prompts to Use

You can adapt the following prompts for your connected AI assistant.

Find eligible investments

Using my connected eToro account, show me stocks or ETFs eligible for the $100 API Trading Promotion that I can buy for the minimum investment amount. Do not place a trade yet.

Prepare an order

Replace the brackets with your chosen investment and amount:

Prepare a real-account market order to buy $[amount] of [stock or ETF] through my connected eToro account at x1 leverage. Show me the complete order details and all fees before submitting it. Do not place the trade yet.

Approve the trade

Only use this after carefully checking the preview:

Approve and place the exact trade shown in the preview.

A real-money trade should require a separate confirmation. Do not approve it unless the investment, amount, account type and leverage are all correct.

Why Does the Promotion Banner Still Appear?

Do not panic if the “Connect. Trade. Get $100” banner remains visible after you have completed the trade.

At the time of writing, there does not appear to be a dedicated promotion tracker showing:

• Enrolment completed.

• Qualifying trade received.

• Reward pending.

• Reward approved.

A user raised this issue in eToro’s official Reddit community after completing a trade. The verified eToro Team account responded that there is currently no tracker page and that the banner does not dynamically update after the qualifying transaction.

The reward is instead tracked automatically by eToro and credited later if the customer and trade meet all the conditions. See the eToro Team response on Reddit.

I would keep screenshots of:

• The promotion banner.

• Your enrolment confirmation, if shown.

• The final API order result.

• The filled position inside eToro.

• Your order or position reference number.

These could help if you need to contact eToro after the expected payment date.

Can You Disconnect the API After Trading?

Some users have disconnected their AI connection after completing the qualifying trade, but the promotion terms supplied do not clearly say that you must remain connected until the reward is paid.

Because there is no visible tracker, the cautious option is to leave the connection active until the bonus has been credited. If you are uncomfortable doing that, contact eToro and request written confirmation before disconnecting.

You can also review the permissions granted to the connection and remove it after the promotion has been completed.

When Will the $100 Reward Arrive?

eToro says it reviews eligibility monthly.

The promotion terms state that the reward should be credited within 14 business days after the end of the calendar month in which the qualifying trade is confirmed.

Based on that wording:

• August trade: ordinarily paid during September.

• September trade: ordinarily paid during October.

• October trade: ordinarily paid during November.

The reward may not appear immediately after trading, and the promotional banner remaining visible does not necessarily mean the trade failed.

If the reward has not appeared after the stated payment window, contact eToro Customer Service with your trade reference and screenshots. Contact eToro Customer Service.

Important Conditions to Remember

Before taking part, remember:

• The promotion is for selected existing, verified customers.

• You must enrol before completing the trade.

• The trade must be completed within one month of enrolment.

• It must be executed through the Trading API or supported MCP connection.

• It must open a new non-leveraged stock or ETF position.

• Crypto, CFDs, CopyTrader and ordinary app trades do not qualify.

• An unfilled order does not count.

• Only one reward is available per person or household.

• The campaign is limited to 50,000 rewards.

• eToro can amend or end the promotion.

• The investment itself can decrease in value.

• The $100 reward may be subject to a 90-day withdrawal restriction.

Always read the terms displayed on your own account before participating, as eligibility and conditions can differ between countries and eToro entities.

Is the eToro API Trading Promotion Worth Doing?

For an existing eToro customer who has been specifically invited, this is a potentially strong promotion.

I was able to satisfy the trading requirement with a $10 non-leveraged ETF purchase, although the investment could still rise or fall and the exact minimum may differ for other assets or accounts.

The main complication is that the process is unfamiliar. You need to enrol, connect an AI assistant, ensure your money is available in the correct trading balance and use carefully worded prompts to prepare and approve the transaction.

There is also no visible reward tracker at present. However, eToro has stated that qualifying trades are tracked automatically and that the banner may continue appearing after completion.

The value of your investments can go down as well as up. This article explains my experience with the promotion and does not constitute personal investment advice.