In March, eToro chief executive Yoni Assia witnessed the birth of his fifth child, celebrated turning 40 and led a virtual investor roadshow to take his $10bn company public via a blank-cheque merger on Wall Street.

Now, the commission-free stock-trading platform is preparing for its big debut. The firm is attached to renowned investor Betsy Cohen’s FinTech Acquisition Corp. The start of eToro’s life as a listed company comes alongside the successful float of one of its largest rivals, Robinhood, which Assia says the firm is following closely.