Interactive Brokers vs Eightcap 2026

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Regulation

Interactive Brokers and Eightcap are both regulated online brokers, but their profiles differ. Interactive Brokers, founded in 1977, is publicly traded and not a bank. Eightcap, founded in 2009, is privately held and also not a bank. According to the ForexBrokers.com Trust Score, Interactive Brokers scores 99/99 (highly trusted, 90–99), while Eightcap scores 87/99 (trusted, 80–89).

Regulatory breadth is another key difference. Interactive Brokers holds 8 Tier-1 licenses (considered highly trusted by ForexBrokers.com) and 2 Tier-2 licenses. Eightcap holds 3 Tier-1 licenses and 1 Tier-2 license. In short, both are regulated and trusted, but Interactive Brokers carries the highest Trust Score and a wider set of top-tier licenses.

Feature	Interactive Brokers	Eightcap
Year Founded info	1977	2009
Publicly Traded (Listed) info	Yes	No
Bank info	No	No
Tier-1 Licenses info	8	3
Tier-2 Licenses info	2	1
Tier-3 Licenses info	0	0
Tier-4 Licenses info	0	2

Fees

Interactive Brokers vs. Eightcap: on forex commissions and fees, Interactive Brokers generally comes out cheaper for many traders. In Q3 2024, we observed an average EUR/USD spread of 0.19 pips at Interactive Brokers, translating to an all-in cost around 0.59 pips after commission. Eightcap’s commission-based Raw account posts an average spread of 0.06 pips, but once you add the $3.50 per-side commission, the all-in cost is about 0.76 pips (just under the 0.8-pip industry average). Ratings and rankings back this up: Interactive Brokers earns 5 stars and ranks #2 out of 63 brokers for Commissions and Fees, while Eightcap earns 4.5 stars and ranks #20.

Interactive Brokers charges a commission instead of marking up spreads, aggregating prices from 17 major interbank dealers. Typical commission works out to roughly $4 per round turn on a standard $100,000 forex trade (about 0.40 pips in commission-equivalent), on top of the live spread; smaller trade sizes feel the $2-per-side minimum more. High-volume traders can unlock lower minimums (down to $1 per order at very large monthly volumes). IBKR Lite and IBKR Pro both support forex, but neither is commission-free.

Eightcap offers two pricing paths: the spread-only Standard account, or the Raw account with tighter spreads plus a $3.50 per-side commission. Using the Raw account, the average 0.06-pip spread on EUR/USD becomes about 0.76 pips all-in after commission. That’s competitive and under the industry average, though still a touch higher than what many active traders may achieve at Interactive Brokers.

Feature	Interactive Brokers	Eightcap
Minimum Deposit info	$0	$100
Average spread (EUR/USD) - Standard account info	0.226 info	1.0 info
All-in Cost EUR/USD - Active info	0.226 info	0.76
Non-wire bank transfer info	Yes	No
PayPal (Deposit/Withdraw) info	No	Yes
Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw) info	No	Yes
Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw) info	Yes	Yes

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Range of investments

Interactive Brokers vs Eightcap: When it comes to range of investments, Interactive Brokers offers far more to trade. You’ll find 8,500 tradeable symbols and 90 forex pairs at Interactive Brokers, compared with 803 symbols and 55 forex pairs at Eightcap. Both let you trade forex as CFDs or spot. A key difference is stock access: Interactive Brokers lets you buy exchange-traded shares on U.S. and international markets (like Apple or Vodafone), while Eightcap does not offer exchange-traded stocks. For crypto, Interactive Brokers supports buying actual cryptocurrencies, but not crypto CFDs; Eightcap offers crypto CFDs, but not actual crypto. Eightcap also supports copy trading, which Interactive Brokers does not.

These differences show up in the ratings: Interactive Brokers earns 5 stars and ranks #1 of 63 brokers for Range of Investments, while Eightcap is rated 3.5 stars and ranks #29. If you want the widest selection—including real stocks and real crypto—Interactive Brokers is the better fit. If your focus is CFD trading with access to copy trading, Eightcap may suit your needs.

Feature	Interactive Brokers	Eightcap
Forex Trading (Spot or CFDs) info	Yes	Yes
Tradeable Symbols (Total) info	8500	803
Forex Pairs (Total) info	90	55
U.S. Stocks (Shares) info	Yes	No
Global Stocks (Non-U.S. Shares) info	Yes	No
Copy Trading info	No	Yes info
Cryptocurrency (Underlying) info	Yes	No
Cryptocurrency (CFDs) info	No	Yes
Disclaimers	Note: Crypto CFDs are not available to retail traders from any broker's U.K. entity, nor to U.K. residents (except to Professional clients).	Note: Crypto CFDs are not available to retail traders from any broker's U.K. entity, nor to U.K. residents (except to Professional clients).

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Trading platforms and tools

Interactive Brokers and Eightcap both offer free paper trading so you can practice before risking real money. Interactive Brokers provides its own in-house platform alongside a Windows desktop download and a web-based platform; Eightcap also supports Windows and web trading but relies on third‑party platforms rather than a proprietary one. Both brokers let you place trades directly from charts and create watchlists to track markets in real time.

For platform features, the biggest split is MetaTrader and copy trading: Eightcap supports copy trading and offers MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5), while Interactive Brokers does not. However, Interactive Brokers earns a higher score for trading platforms and tools overall, rated 5 stars and ranked #2 out of 63 brokers by ForexBrokers.com, compared with Eightcap’s 4 stars and #31 rank. If you want MT4/MT5 and copy trading, Eightcap fits well; if you prefer a top-rated, in-house platform suite, Interactive Brokers stands out.

Feature	Interactive Brokers	Eightcap
Virtual Trading (Demo) info	Yes	Yes
Proprietary Desktop Trading Platform info	Yes	No
Desktop Platform (Windows) info	Yes	Yes
Web Platform info	Yes	Yes
Copy Trading info	No	Yes info
MetaTrader 4 (MT4) info	No	Yes
MetaTrader 5 (MT5) info	No	Yes
Charting - Indicators / Studies (Total) info	155	30
Charting - Trade From Chart info	Yes	Yes

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Forex trading apps

Interactive Brokers and Eightcap both deliver full-featured mobile trading apps for iPhone and Android. Each app supports price alerts and watchlist syncing, so your symbols stay consistent between mobile and your online account. If you want basic charting tasks on the go, both apps let you draw trendlines and monitor markets without hassle.

Charting depth is where the two differ most: Interactive Brokers offers 155 technical studies in its mobile app, while Eightcap provides 30. Eightcap, however, auto-saves chart drawings, whereas Interactive Brokers does not. Based on our data, Interactive Brokers earns 5 stars and ranks #4 out of 63 brokers for Mobile Trading Apps on ForexBrokers.com; Eightcap earns 4 stars and ranks #31. Choose Interactive Brokers for more advanced mobile charting, or pick Eightcap if auto-saving drawings and a simpler toolkit fit your style.

Feature	Interactive Brokers	Eightcap
Android App info	Yes	Yes
Apple iOS App info	Yes	Yes
Mobile Price Alerts info	Yes	Yes
Mobile Watchlists - Syncing info	Yes	Yes
Mobile Charting - Indicators / Studies info	155	30
Mobile Charting - Draw Trendlines info	Yes	Yes
Mobile Charting - Trendlines Autosave info	No	Yes

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Market research

Interactive Brokers and Eightcap both cover the basics of market research: daily market commentary, an economic calendar, sentiment tools that show the long/short split, and extras from Acuity Trading (such as Signal Centre). The big differences are in premium add-ons. Interactive Brokers delivers forex news from top-tier sources (e.g., Bloomberg, Reuters, Dow Jones), plus Trading Central analytics and TipRanks research—none of which are available at Eightcap. Neither broker includes Autochartist.

These gaps show up in independent scores: Interactive Brokers earns 5 stars for Research and ranks #3 out of 63 brokers at ForexBrokers.com, while Eightcap is rated 3.5 stars and ranks #33. If you want headline-grade news and more third-party analysis, Interactive Brokers is the stronger choice. If you only need core tools like commentary, calendars, and sentiment data, Eightcap covers the essentials.

Feature	Interactive Brokers	Eightcap
Daily Market Commentary (Articles) info	Yes	Yes
Forex News (Top-Tier Sources) info	Yes	No
Autochartist info	No	No
Trading Central info	Yes	No
Client sentiment data info	Yes	Yes
TipRanks info	Yes	No
Acuity Trading info	Yes	Yes
Economic Calendar info	Yes	Yes

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Beginners and education

Interactive Brokers and Eightcap both give beginners a solid start with education. Each hosts online client webinars at least once a month and offers at least 10 beginner-focused trading videos, so you can learn the basics through scheduled sessions and on-demand lessons.

Where they differ is depth. Interactive Brokers also provides at least 10 advanced trading videos, while Eightcap does not meet that mark. That gap shows in the scores: Interactive Brokers earns 5 stars for Education and ranks #1 out of 63 brokers at ForexBrokers.com, whereas Eightcap earns 3.5 stars and ranks #31. If you want beginner content with clear room to grow into more advanced topics, Interactive Brokers is the stronger choice; Eightcap covers the essentials and adds regular webinars for ongoing support.

Feature	Interactive Brokers	Eightcap
Webinars info	Yes	Yes
Videos - Beginner Trading Videos info	Yes	Yes
Videos - Advanced Trading Videos info	Yes	No

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Winner

After testing 63 of the best forex brokers, our research and account testing finds that Interactive Brokers is better than Eightcap. Interactive Brokers finished with an overall rank of #2, while Eightcap finished with an overall rank of #30.

Interactive Brokers is a highly trusted multi-asset broker with an extensive offering of tradeable global markets. It delivers competitive fees and high-quality research and education, as well as a modern, institutional-grade trading platform suite.

Feature	Interactive Brokers	Eightcap
Overall Rating info
Trust Score info	99	87
Range of Investments
Trading Fees
Trading Platforms
Research
Mobile Trading
Education

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Overall Rating	Interactive Brokers	Eightcap
Overall Rating info
Trading Fees
Range of Investments
Trading Platforms
Mobile Trading
Research
Education
Trust Score info	99	87
Winner	check_circle
Review	Interactive Brokers Review	Eightcap Review

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Regulation	Interactive Brokers	Eightcap
Trust Score info	99	87
Year Founded info	1977	2009
Publicly Traded (Listed) info	Yes	No
Bank info	No	No
Regulated in one or more EU or EEA countries (MiFID). info	Yes info	Yes info
Tier-1 Licenses info	8	3
Tier-2 Licenses info	2	1
Tier-3 Licenses info	0	0
Tier-4 Licenses info	0	2

Tier-1 Licenses (Highly Trusted)	Interactive Brokers	Eightcap
Australia (ASIC Authorised) info	Yes	Yes
Canada (CIRO Authorised) info	Yes	No
Hong Kong (SFC Authorised) info	Yes	No
Japan (FSA Authorised) info	Yes	No
Singapore (MAS Authorised) info	Yes	No
Switzerland (FINMA Authorised) info	Yes
United Kingdom (U.K.) (FCA Authorised) info	Yes	Yes
USA (CFTC Authorized) info	Yes	No
New Zealand (FMA Authorised) info	No	No
Regulated in one or more EU or EEA countries (MiFID). info	Yes info	Yes info

Tier-2 Licenses (Trusted)	Interactive Brokers	Eightcap
Kenya (CMA Authorised) info
Israel (ISA Authorised) info	No	No
South Africa (FSCA Authorised) info	No	No
UAE (DFSA, FSRA, or CMA Authorised) info	Yes	Yes info
India (SEBI Authorised) info	Yes	No
Jordan (JSC Authorised) info

Investments	Interactive Brokers	Eightcap
Forex Trading (Spot or CFDs) info	Yes	Yes
Tradeable Symbols (Total) info	8500	803
Forex Pairs (Total) info	90	55
U.S. Stocks (Shares) info	Yes	No
Global Stocks (Non-U.S. Shares) info	Yes	No
Copy Trading info	No	Yes info
Cryptocurrency (Underlying) info	Yes	No
Cryptocurrency (CFDs) info	No	Yes
Disclaimers	Note: Crypto CFDs are not available to retail traders from any broker's U.K. entity, nor to U.K. residents (except to Professional clients).	Note: Crypto CFDs are not available to retail traders from any broker's U.K. entity, nor to U.K. residents (except to Professional clients).

Cost	Interactive Brokers	Eightcap
Average spread (EUR/USD) - Standard account info	0.226 info	1.0 info
All-in Cost EUR/USD - Active info	0.226 info	0.76
Inactivity Fee info	No	No
Order execution: Agency info	Yes	Yes
Order execution: Market Maker info	No	Yes

Funding	Interactive Brokers	Eightcap
Minimum Deposit info	$0	$100
PayPal (Deposit/Withdraw) info	No	Yes
Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw) info	No	Yes
Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw) info	Yes	Yes
Non-wire bank transfer info	Yes	No

Trading Platforms	Interactive Brokers	Eightcap
Proprietary Desktop Trading Platform info	Yes	No
Desktop Platform (Windows) info	Yes	Yes
Web Platform info	Yes	Yes
Copy Trading info	No	Yes info
MetaTrader 4 (MT4) info	No	Yes
MetaTrader 5 (MT5) info	No	Yes
cTrader info	No	No

Trading Tools	Interactive Brokers	Eightcap
Virtual Trading (Demo) info	Yes	Yes
Price Alerts info	Yes	Yes
Charting - Indicators / Studies (Total) info	155	30
Charting - Trade From Chart info	Yes	Yes
Charts can be saved info	Yes	Yes

Mobile Trading	Interactive Brokers	Eightcap
Android App info	Yes	Yes
Apple iOS App info	Yes	Yes
Mobile Price Alerts info	Yes	Yes
Mobile Watchlist [DELETED] info
Mobile Watchlists - Syncing info	Yes	Yes
Mobile Charting - Indicators / Studies info	155	30
Mobile Charting - Draw Trendlines info	Yes	Yes
Mobile Charting - Trendlines Autosave info	No	Yes
Mobile Research - Economic Calendar info	Yes	Yes

Research	Interactive Brokers	Eightcap
Daily Market Commentary (Articles) info	Yes	Yes
Forex News (Top-Tier Sources) info	Yes	No
Autochartist info	No	No
Trading Central info	Yes	No
TipRanks info	Yes	No
Client sentiment data info	Yes	Yes
Economic Calendar info	Yes	Yes

Education	Interactive Brokers	Eightcap
Webinars info	Yes	Yes
Videos - Beginner Trading Videos info	Yes	Yes
Videos - Advanced Trading Videos info	Yes	No

Major Forex Pairs	Interactive Brokers	Eightcap
GBP/USD [DELETED] info
USD/JPY [DELETED] info
EUR/USD info	Yes	Yes
USD/CHF [DELETED] info
USD/CAD [DELETED] info
NZD/USD [DELETED] info
AUD/USD [DELETED] info
Review	Interactive Brokers Review	Eightcap Review

Overall	Interactive Brokers	Eightcap
Overall Rating info
Trading Fees
Range of Investments
Trading Platforms
Mobile Trading
Research
Education
Trust Score info	99	87
Winner	check_circle
Review	Interactive Brokers Review	Eightcap Review