UK onlyThis page covers eToro's UK free-share promotion specifically when Nvidia (NVDA) is the chosen reward — how it works, what £40 / £100 / £300 / £500 of NVDA actually buys you in fractional shares, and what owning Nvidia means alongside the other five tiles in the picker.
How the offer works
New UK-resident clients of eToro UK Ltd register through the partner link, choose one of six stocks as their free reward (NVDA, AAPL, MSFT, ASML, RR.L, GOOG), complete KYC, and make a first deposit of at least £500. eToro credits the chosen share — fractional where needed — to the portfolio within 7 days of a qualifying deposit. The deposit must stay on the account for 90 calendar days; an early withdrawal forfeits the reward.
There is no promo code. The partner link itself is what attaches the attribution and enrols you in the campaign — entering eToro directly without it means the share is not granted.
Step by step — register and pick NVDA
The full flow takes 15–20 minutes plus the bank-transfer time. Six steps:
1. Open the eToro signup link
Click our eToro signup link. The landing page shows the four reward tiers (£40 / £100 / £300 / £500) and a Get started button.
2. Enter your email and pick NVDA
After clicking Get started you land on eToro's "Join eToro" form (left below). The moment you enter your email, the six-tile asset picker appears (right) — tap NVDA to lock Nvidia in as your reward. The choice can be changed any time before your first deposit clears; once it does, it's locked.
3. Finish account creation
Set a username and password (or continue with a Google account), accept the T&Cs and privacy policy, and click Create account.
4. KYC verification
Standard UK onboarding: ID (UK passport or driving licence), proof of address (recent utility bill or bank statement), and a short suitability questionnaire. Approval is usually within 24 hours.
5. First deposit
Card, UK bank transfer or PayPal. eToro UK supports GBP as a base currency, so a GBP deposit lands directly in the account without FX conversion. The £500 tier threshold is a hard floor in GBP — no buffer needed. (FX still applies later, at trade time, when you buy a USD-quoted share like NVDA — a small spread is built into the GBP→USD conversion eToro performs on the trade itself.)
6. 90-day deposit hold
Withdrawing within 90 days forfeits the reward. The NVDA share lands within 7 calendar days of a qualifying deposit (usually 2–4 days in practice) and shows up in your portfolio as a real fractional position priced at the moment of crediting.
Reward tiers — what £X of NVDA looks like
The reward is set by your first deposit only:
| First deposit | Free NVDA value | % of deposit |
|---|---|---|
| £500 – £999 | £40 | 8% |
| £1,000 – £4,999 | £100 | 10% |
| £5,000 – £9,999 | £300 | 6% |
| £10,000+ | £500 | 5% |
The £1,000 tier is the sweet spot in % terms: a £100 share against a £1,000 deposit is an instant 10% top-up. Higher tiers give a larger absolute reward, but the percentage falls.
How many NVDA shares you actually get
eToro credits the reward as a fractional real share priced at the moment of crediting. Nvidia's per-share price has moved a lot since the 10-for-1 split in mid-2024 — as of early May 2026, NVDA is trading around $206.50 (≈£162.60 at GBP/USD ~1.27). At that level:
| Reward value | Approximate NVDA shares (May 2026) |
|---|---|
| £40 | ~0.25 share |
| £100 | ~0.61 share |
| £300 | ~1.85 shares |
| £500 | ~3.08 shares |
Exact numbers move with the share price on the crediting day. Fractional shares track the underlying 1:1 — if NVDA rises 10% the next day, your fractional position rises 10% too.
What Nvidia exposure actually means
Of the six options in eToro's UK picker, NVDA is the highest-beta growth name. It's the cleanest single-stock proxy for the AI data-centre capex cycle: hyperscaler spending on H100/B100/B200 GPUs has been the dominant driver of revenue growth since 2023, and Nvidia's CUDA software moat keeps competitors from catching up purely on hardware.
The flip side is volatility. NVDA has had multiple 20–30% drawdowns inside its uptrend — the reward's GBP value can move by a third in a few weeks when sentiment turns. Whether that volatility profile fits a given portfolio is a personal judgement; we're not in a position to make that call for you.
How NVDA compares with the other tiles in the picker, factually:
- vs Microsoft (MSFT) — both have AI exposure, but MSFT has Azure, Office and gaming as ballast. NVDA is a purer, higher-beta single-product line.
- vs Apple (AAPL) — different category. AAPL is a mature consumer franchise with a small dividend. NVDA is a growth-cycle stock with effectively no dividend.
- vs Alphabet (GOOG) — GOOG trades on a lower forward P/E and has its own AI assets (Gemini, Cloud TPUs). NVDA gives semis-layer exposure with more torque.
- vs ASML — both are semis, but ASML is the lithography monopoly that supplies every chip foundry. Different layer of the stack.
- vs Rolls-Royce (RR.L) — completely different exposure (UK aerospace/defence vs US AI). The two have very low correlation — useful as a diversification observation, not as a recommendation.
This page describes the offer mechanics and Nvidia's profile factually. It is not investment advice. All single-stock investing involves risk including loss of capital; if you are unsure whether NVDA fits your situation, speak to an authorised financial adviser.
eToro fees worth knowing
- Stocks: $1 to buy + $1 to sell (per leg, on top of the spread). The free share itself costs nothing.
- ETFs: 0% commission — eToro doesn't charge a per-leg fee on ETF trades.
- Withdrawals: flat $5 per transaction.
- FX: A GBP base account means no FX on a GBP deposit or withdrawal. When you trade USD-quoted shares (NVDA, AAPL, MSFT, ASML ADR, GOOG) eToro applies a small spread on the implicit GBP→USD conversion at trade time. RR.L trades in GBP with no conversion.
Conditions to mind
- UK residents only (eToro UK Ltd, FCA-regulated). Clients outside the UK aren't eligible.
- New clients only — existing or previously closed eToro accounts are excluded.
- No promo code — enrolment runs through the partner link.
- First deposit ≥ £500 in GBP. (eToro UK supports GBP base accounts — no FX conversion at deposit.)
- 90-day deposit hold — early withdrawal forfeits the reward.
- Real share, not a CFD — the position is yours to hold or sell.
- One reward per person/household — eToro deduplicates via KYC.
- FSCS protection — investments covered up to £85,000 in the event of firm failure.
- Tax — capital gains and dividend rules apply as normal; this is a general investment account, not an ISA.
- eToro can change or end the promo at any time.
Summary
Holding Nvidia is exposure to the AI data-centre capex cycle staying intact. The free share is a £40–£500 GBP-fixed position in NVDA that lands in your portfolio after the 90-day deposit hold. The other five tiles in the picker — AAPL, MSFT, GOOG, ASML, RR.L — give different exposures with different volatility profiles and dividend policies, summarised in the comparison list above. The choice is yours to make based on your own portfolio, risk tolerance and time horizon.