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Eightcap Review

Name: Eightcap
Brand: Eightcap

Written by Steven Hatzakis
Director of Online Broker Research

Edited by Jeff Anberg
Senior Editor

Fact-checked by Blain Reinkensmeyer
Managing Partner

June 04, 2026

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Steven Hatzakis
Director of Online Broker Research

Steven Hatzakis is the Global Director of Online Broker Research for ForexBrokers.com. He is a forex industry expert and an active fintech and crypto researcher.

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CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 74-89% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

Eightcap is built for a specific kind of trader: the cost-conscious forex and CFD trader who is comfortable on platforms like TradingView and MetaTrader and wants a deep crypto CFD lineup without paying a premium for it. After linking my account inside TradingView, I flipped on one-click trading, set up a live EUR/USD position in a single tap, coded a custom indicator, and priced spreads across account types in MetaTrader.

Pricing is competitive, with a 1.0 pip average spread on EUR/USD in the Standard account, and the crypto CFD menu runs to roughly 100 coins, deeper than most rivals carry. That said, Eightcap offers no platform of its own, a mid-tier range of markets, and thin research and education (crypto CFDs are also off-limits to U.K. retail clients).

If that doesn't bother you, Eightcap is a strong, low-cost fit.

Minimum Deposit: $100
Trust Score: 87
Tradeable Symbols (Total): 803

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Eightcap pros and cons

thumb_up_off_alt Pros

Competitive Raw-account pricing, with low spreads plus a $3.50-per-side commission.
Around 100 crypto CFDs, more than most forex brokers offer.
A choice of four platforms: TradingView, MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, and TradeLocker.

thumb_down_off_alt Cons

No proprietary platform; relies entirely on third-party software.
Limited market range, with no options, futures, or direct share dealing.
Thin research and almost no structured education.

My top takeaways for Eightcap in 2026:

Average EUR/USD spread of 1.0 pip on the Standard account, plus a commission-based Raw account ($3.50 per side) for tighter spreads.
Around 100 crypto CFDs, far more than most forex brokers offer (not available to U.K. retail clients).
A choice of four third-party platforms (TradingView, MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, and TradeLocker), but no proprietary platform of Eightcap's own.
803 tradeable symbols including 55 forex pairs, a mid-tier range with no options, futures, or direct share dealing.
$100 minimum deposit, with no withdrawal fees.

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Developed by ForexBrokers.com and in use for nearly 10 years, Trust Score is a proprietary rating system powered by a range of unique quantitative and qualitative metrics, including each company’s number of regulatory licenses. Trust Scores range from 1 to 99 (the higher a broker’s rating, the better). Learn more.

Is Eightcap safe?

Trust Score

Eightcap is considered Trusted, with an overall Trust Score of 87 out of 99. Eightcap is not publicly traded and does not operate a bank, but is authorised by three Tier-1 regulators (Highly Trusted), one Tier-2 regulators (Trusted), zero Tier-3 regulator (Average Risk), and two Tier-4 regulators (High Risk). Eightcap is authorised by the following Tier-1 regulators: Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and regulated by CySEC, allowing registration in the European Union via the MiFID passporting system. Regulation varies by entity, so which Eightcap arm holds your account (ASIC in Australia, the FCA in the U.K., CySEC in the EU, or the SCB in the Bahamas) determines both the protections you receive and the maximum leverage available to you.

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

Range of investments

Eightcap's range of investments sits in the middle of the pack, and which markets you actually see depends on the platform you trade, your country of residence, and the Eightcap entity that holds your account. I counted 55 forex pairs and just under 800 CFDs, totaling 803 tradeable symbols across indices, commodities, share CFDs, and cryptocurrencies. That covers the popular markets most traders want, but it trails the largest multi-asset brokers that list well into the thousands. There are no options, no futures, and no exotic products, and while Eightcap offers a few hundred share CFDs, it does not provide direct shares in the underlying cash equities.

Cryptocurrency: This is where Eightcap separates itself from most forex brokers. I traded from a lineup of around 100 crypto CFDs, far more than the handful of coins most competitors list, and it is the single strongest part of the range. Note that crypto CFDs are not available to retail traders from any broker's U.K. entity, nor to U.K. residents (except Professional clients).

Leverage: Leverage depends on the jurisdiction of the entity holding your account. In the U.K. and EU, retail leverage is capped, which raises the margin required to open a position and helps keep position sizes in check. At the other extreme, Eightcap's Global entity offers as much as 500:1, which I would not recommend to any trader given how sharply it amplifies losses as well as gains. Clients who qualify as elected Professionals can bypass the regional caps, but they give up retail protections in exchange.

Prop challenges: Eightcap also sells prop trading challenges, such as paying $250 for a $10,000 account. These are not live trading accounts; they are educational challenges built to teach disciplined risk management. They can help beginners practice, but I would not treat them as a substitute for trading a funded account.

Available investment products

During our audit, we verified access to 55 forex pairs alongside 803 tradeable symbols spanning indices, commodities, share CFDs, and one of the deeper crypto CFD lineups in the forex space. Options, futures, and direct share dealing are all absent.

Feature	Eightcap
Tradeable Symbols (Total) info	803
Forex Pairs (Total) info	55
Forex trading (Spot) info	No
Forex trading (CFDs) info	Yes
Forex trading (Options) info	No
Forex trading (Futures) info	No
Forex trading (Crypto) info	No
Commodities: Agriculturals info	No
Commodities: Oil info	Yes
Commodities: Gold info	Yes
Commodities: Silver info	Yes
U.S. Stocks (Shares) info	No
U.S. Stocks (CFDs) info	Yes
U.S. Stocks (Crypto) info	No
Global Stocks (Non-U.S. Shares) info	No
Global Stocks (Non-U.S. CFDs) info	Yes
24/5 Trading (U.S. Stocks - Shares) info	No
24/5 Trading (U.S. Stocks - CFDs) info	No
24/7 Trading (Crypto) info	No
Prediction markets info	No
Copy Trading info	No
Bitcoin (BTC) info	Yes
Ethereum (ETH) info	Yes
Cryptocurrencies (Total) info	100
Cryptocurrency (Underlying) info	No
Cryptocurrency (CFDs) info	Yes
Cryptocurrency (Futures) info	No
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).

Available funding options

Our tests confirm support for bank wire, debit and credit cards, PayPal, Skrill, and Neteller, plus cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals. Apple Pay and Google Pay are not currently available.

Feature	Eightcap
Debit card (Deposit/withdraw) info	Yes
Credit card (Deposit/withdraw) info	Yes
Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw) info	Yes
Non-wire bank transfer info	No
Apple Pay (Deposit/Withdraw) info	No
Google Pay (Deposit/Withdraw) info	No
Crypto (Deposit/withdraw) info	Yes
Cryptocurrency (Wallet transfers) info	No
PayPal (Deposit/Withdraw) info	Yes
Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw) info	Yes
Neteller (Deposit/Withdraw) info	Yes

Eightcap fees

Pricing is the strongest part of Eightcap's offering, and it is the main reason I'd point cost-sensitive traders here. Across its entities in Australia, the Bahamas, the U.K., and Cyprus, the broker offers two core account types, and the fees you pay depend on which one you choose. The Standard account is commission-free and priced through the spread. Meanwhile, the Raw account charges a commission but pairs it with much tighter underlying spreads.

On the Standard account I measured an average EUR/USD spread of 1.0 pip, which puts Eightcap toward the lower-cost end of the brokers I review. The Raw account swaps that for a commission of roughly $7 per standard lot round turn ($3.50 per side) on top of low raw spreads, which active traders running size will usually find cheaper. Both accounts open with a minimum deposit of $100, or the equivalent in EUR or GBP.

Overnight financing applies to positions held past the daily rollover, as with any CFD broker, and there is no swap-free Islamic account on offer. Eightcap does not charge for withdrawals, which is a point in its favor. One cost to watch is an inactivity fee of 10 units of your base currency (EUR, GBP, or USD) once an account sits idle for more than three months.

There is no separate VIP tier, though the Professional account carries a few VIP-style perks, including a dedicated account specialist and access to exclusive events and content. Keep in mind that the Professional designation is primarily a regulatory classification governing the rules and protections that apply to you, not a pricing upgrade.

Trading fees

In our live pricing analysis, we measured an average EUR/USD spread of 1.0 pip on the Standard account, with the Raw account trading wider spreads for a $3.50-per-side commission on top of low raw pricing.

Feature	Eightcap
Average spread (EUR/USD) - Standard account info	1.0 info
Average spread (EUR/USD) - Active trader account info	0.06
Commission per trade (EUR/USD) - Standard account info	N/A
Commission per trade (EUR/USD) - Active trader account info	$3.50
Inactivity Fee info	Yes
International Wire Fee info	$0
Minimum Deposit info	$100

Account types

We confirmed two core tiers during our evaluation, the commission-free Standard account and the commission-based Raw account. There is no swap-free Islamic option and no dedicated active-trader program, though elected Professionals receive a handful of premium perks.

Feature	Eightcap
Variable Spreads info	Yes
Fixed Spreads info	No
Active Trader Program info	No
VIP/Premium Account info	Yes
Professional Account info	Yes
Islamic Account info	No

Mobile trading apps

Eightcap does not develop a mobile app of its own, so the experience on your phone is whatever third-party software you connect to it: the TradingView app, the MetaTrader 4 and 5 apps, or TradeLocker. I spent most of my mobile testing in the TradingView app after linking my Eightcap account, and the practical takeaway is that you inherit a polished, fast app, but almost none of it is shaped by Eightcap itself.

Navigation: The TradingView app keeps things simple, with a bottom bar for Watchlist, Charts, Explore, Community, and Menu. Once my account was connected, placing a trade took a single tap with one-click trading switched on. Layout personalization is limited on mobile beyond cosmetic theme changes, which is a native app trait rather than anything Eightcap controls.

A screenshot of the watchlist on the TradingView mobile app via Eightcap

The Eightcap mobile app on TradingView displays a dark themed Watchlist interface. The screen shows financial instruments organized under expandable categories such as Indices, Stocks, Futures, Forex, and Crypto. The layout lists the latest prices, point changes, and daily percentage fluctuations for popular assets like EUR/USD and BTC/USD to provide a clear view of live market data.

Charting: This is the high point. The app ships with roughly 100 indicators, around 20 timeframes from one-minute to monthly on the free plan you get through the broker, and the drag-to-modify behavior I rely on, where you set a stop-loss or take-profit by dragging its line on the chart. Trendlines autosave and sync across devices, so a level I drew on the web showed up on my phone.

Order management: The order ticket lets you size a position in lots, margin, percentage of balance, or cash risk, and it shows the risk-to-reward in both pips and dollars before you commit. Good-til-cancelled orders are supported, but there are no advanced order types here. Trailing stops, for instance, are available only on Eightcap's MetaTrader apps, not in TradingView.

Discovery and tools: Watchlists are flexible, though the free plan caps you at a single custom list, and the screener is web-only. Push notifications and price alerts work well once you find the small alert icon. Two Eightcap-specific gaps are worth calling out: there is no copy trading, since the MetaTrader Signals Market is disabled here, and account performance analytics are underdeveloped across the board.

Available mobile platforms and tools

In our hands-on testing, we counted 100 built-in charting indicators in the TradingView app, alongside cross-device watchlists and price alerts, though Eightcap publishes no proprietary mobile app and adds no tools of its own on top of the third-party software.

Feature	Eightcap
Proprietary Mobile Trading App info	No
Android App info	Yes
Apple iOS App info	Yes
Mobile Price Alerts info	Yes
Mobile Charting - Draw Trendlines info	Yes
Mobile Charting - Trendlines Autosave info	Yes
Mobile Charting - Indicators / Studies info	100
Mobile Charting - Indicators Autosave info	Yes
Mobile Watchlists - Column Filtering info	Yes
Mobile Watchlists - Column Customization info	Yes
Mobile Watchlists - Create & Manage info	Yes
Mobile Watchlists - Syncing info	Yes

Trading platforms

Eightcap runs no proprietary platform, whether web, desktop, or mobile, and instead offers four third-party suites: MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, TradingView, and TradeLocker. That is a respectable spread of options, and it covers most trading styles, but it also means the platform experience is one Eightcap configures rather than builds. I did most of my testing in TradingView and MetaTrader.

Which platforms you can actually open depends on your entity. U.K. clients under the FCA are limited to TradingView, with no MetaTrader, while EU clients under CySEC get MT5 and TradingView but not MT4.

TradingView: On TradingView, custom indicators and automated strategies are fully supported through the Pine Script language, and building a custom indicator and alert was smooth from start to finish. The charts carry around 100 indicators and as many as 32 time intervals, although the default plan you receive through the broker limits the smallest granularity unless you upgrade to a paid TradingView subscription. Drag-to-modify order editing, the integrated screener, a Strong Sell to Strong Buy sentiment gauge, and cross-device syncing of watchlists and layouts are all included.

A screenshot of the Eightcap TradingView implementation on the web platform.

The Eightcap web platform utilizes a TradingView charting layout. The screen centers on a Bitcoin (BTC/USD) candlestick chart that displays active price levels, volume bars, and technical indicators. To the right of the chart, an order ticket allows users to set market or limit orders with defined stop-loss and take-profit parameters. A categorized watchlist occupies the far right panel, while the bottom section tracks active positions and overall account equity.

What you give up on TradingView is order-type depth. There is no OCO or one-triggers-other support, and no trailing stop or guaranteed stop-loss. The platform's depth-of-market window exists but is not enabled for Eightcap. There is also no native trade journal, and the public API Eightcap markets is aimed at brokerages, not retail traders. Copy trading is the most notable absence, as the MetaTrader Signals Market that would let you mirror other traders is switched off at Eightcap.

MetaTrader: The MT4 and MT5 desktop apps download pre-branded from Eightcap, which is more convenient than configuring the server by hand from MetaQuotes. MT5 carries the widest market range, with as many as 800 symbols, and it is where advanced order types like trailing stops live. Eightcap layers on a few extras: FlashTrader, an MT5 plug-in built with BK Forex and offered from the U.K. and EU entities, which attaches stop-loss and take-profit orders to open positions; an Acuity dashboard plug-in; and a VPS that algorithmic traders can use to keep strategies running. The login is not seamless, since you track a separate MetaTrader ID and password, and I could not select a demo server on the EU and Global MT5 desktop builds.

TradeLocker: Eightcap's newest addition is TradeLocker, which I have tested before from the broker. It has a modern interface, TradingView-powered charts, and an AI tool that lets you describe a strategy in plain language and have it coded for you. It is the least mature option, though, and is not yet fully integrated or widely available through the Eightcap site, so expect some manual setup to get started.

Available trading platforms and features

Our platform walkthrough verified 100 charting indicators, drag-to-modify order editing, and Pine Script automation on the TradingView build, plus the full MetaTrader 4 and 5 suite, though Eightcap operates no platform of its own.

Feature	Eightcap
Desktop Platform (Windows) info	Yes
Desktop Platform (Mac) info	Yes
MetaTrader 4 (MT4) info	Yes
MetaTrader 5 (MT5) info	Yes
FX Blue info	Yes
Proprietary Desktop Trading Platform info	No
Proprietary Web Trading Platform info	No
TradingView info	Yes
cTrader info	No
Algorithmic trading info	Yes
API Access info	No
Charts can be saved info	Yes
Client sentiment data info	Yes
Trading Signals info	Yes
Price Alerts info	Yes
Virtual Private Server (VPS) info	Yes
Virtual Trading (Demo) info	Yes
Charting - Indicators / Studies (Total) info	100
Charting - Trade From Chart info	Yes
Charting - TradingView info	Yes

Available order types

We verified market, limit, and stop orders directly within the trade ticket. OCO and one-triggers-other orders are not supported, and trailing stops are limited to the MetaTrader platforms rather than TradingView.

Feature	Eightcap
Order Type - Market info	Yes
Order Type - Limit info	Yes
Order Type - Stop info	Yes
Order Type - Trailing Stop info	Yes
Order Type - OCO info	No
Order Type - OTO info	No
Order Type - GSLO info	No

Research

Eightcap's research is a patchwork of third-party feeds and its own short-form videos, and how useful it feels depends on which platform you are in. Inside TradingView, news headlines stream from Bloomberg, Dow Jones Newswires, Reuters, and others, and I could filter them down to a single instrument such as EUR/USD, but that is a native TradingView feature rather than a research service Eightcap built. The broker does not run its own top-tier news desk.

Acuity: Where Eightcap does add something is through Acuity. Its economic calendar, delivered as a web widget, uses AI-driven analysis of how past releases moved markets, and it gave me the kind of forward-looking context I expect from the better calendars. Acuity also powers the trading signals on offer, generated by natural-language processing and published at 08:00 and 12:00 UTC, plus client-sentiment indicators that surface through the Acuity dashboard plug-in for MetaTrader.

Eightcap economic calendar event detail.

Economic calendar events within Eightcap’s platform, supporting decision-making and market analysis.

Steven's take

"Eightcap's economic calendar, powered by Acuity, offers AI-driven insights into how past events moved markets. I found it has the features I expect from the best calendars, plus a few neat touches that make it useful for finding trading opportunities, not just prepping for releases."

Steven Hatzakis
Director of Online Broker Research

In-house content: The broker's own output is mostly video. The Market News series runs daily as roughly 40-second clips, and the longer Market Wrap pieces run five to six minutes with more analysis from Eightcap staff. Webinars exist as playlists, but the most recent live streams are more than two years old, and the firm has shifted toward YouTube Shorts instead.

What's missing: There is no Autochartist, no Trading Central, and no TipRanks, and the macro reports and financial-statement data some competitors provide are absent. An earnings calendar is not on Eightcap's site, though TradingView includes one. I have also tested TradeLocker from Eightcap, which adds its own research tools, including AI-assisted strategy building, for clients who use it.

Available research tools

Our analysis highlights an AI-driven Acuity economic calendar and NLP-based trading signals as the high points, though Eightcap carries no Trading Central, Autochartist, or TipRanks integration and provides no in-house macro research.

Feature	Eightcap
Forex News (Top-Tier Sources) info	No
Daily Market Commentary (Articles) info	Yes
Daily Market Commentary (Videos) info	Yes
Economic Calendar info	Yes
Research - Earnings Calendar info	No
Acuity Trading info	Yes
Autochartist info	No
TipRanks info	No
Trading Central info	No
Mobile Research - News info	Yes
Mobile Research - Economic Calendar info	Yes
Mobile Research - Market Movers info	Yes

Education

Education is the weakest part of Eightcap's offering, and it is the area I would push the broker hardest to improve. There is no structured course, no learning path, and none of the quizzes or progress tracking that the strongest brokers in this category use to take beginners from zero to competent. What exists is a thin layer of videos and a few high-level asset guides.

Videos: Most of the educational material lives on Eightcap's YouTube channel. The archived Trade Zone series includes useful evergreen pieces such as Trading 101: Trading Plan & Timeframes, but much of it was live-streamed more than three years ago, and some of it, like the dated The Week Ahead clips, no longer serves an educational purpose. The presenters, drawn from both in-house staff and third-party analysts, are well-spoken in both video and writing.

A screenshot of an educational video from Eightcap

This archived video from the Eightcap Global YouTube channel is titled "What lies ahead for Gold, Oil and Crypto? | The Trading Outlook 2026." The presentation features speakers Boris Schlossberg and Alexander Chieffalo discussing "Indices & FX Themes." The displayed slide outlines outlooks for the NASDAQ, USD/JPY, and EUR/USD next to a candlestick chart. A green banner at the bottom of the video clarifies that the content is for educational purposes only.

Tutorials and written content: I could not find platform tutorials beyond the basic information on each platform's page, and there are no broker-specific walkthroughs. Written education barely extends past FAQs and asset pages. The tooltips and order-entry prompts inside TradingView, MetaTrader, and TradeLocker are helpful, and when an order parameter is wrong, both TradingView and MetaTrader flag it clearly and nudge you to correct it before you commit. That contextual feedback is the most useful learning Eightcap clients get, but it is native to those platforms, not something Eightcap created. One bright spot on the broker's side is a well-integrated article and set of widgets covering the Acuity dashboard, though that reads more as a feature explainer than a lesson.

Available educational offerings

We found a small set of beginner-oriented videos on Eightcap's YouTube channel, but no structured courses, no quizzes, no progress tracking, and no dedicated education hub on the website.

Feature	Eightcap
Education (Forex) info	No
Education (CFDs) info	No
Education (Crypto) info	No
Education (Stocks) info	No
Education Area (Website) info	No
Education Area (Mobile App) info	No
Webinars info	No
Videos - Beginner Trading Videos info	Yes
Videos - Advanced Trading Videos info	No

Final thoughts

What I appreciate about Eightcap is that it does not just slap its name on MetaTrader and stop there. It layers on extras like the FlashTrader plug-in, an Acuity research dashboard, and a VPS for automated strategies, then adds TradingView and TradeLocker for traders who want even more than the standard MetaTrader experience. Pricing stays low throughout, and the crypto CFD lineup runs deep enough to earn best-in-class for crypto trading in our 2026 Annual Awards.

Where it runs out of road is depth beyond the platforms. The overall market range is middling, and its own research and education are too sparse to lean on. For hands-on forex and CFD traders who want low costs and plenty of platform options, Eightcap is a strong, cheap pick, provided you bring your own know-how. If you'd rather have a polished proprietary platform that guides you as you trade, I'd send you to find one among my picks for the best overall forex broker.

Eightcap's Star Ratings

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

FAQs

What is the minimum deposit at Eightcap?

The minimum deposit to open a live account with Eightcap is $100 (or the equivalent in EUR or GBP), and it applies across the Standard, Raw, and TradingView account types. The Standard account is commission-free with spreads from around 1.0 pip, while the Raw account lowers the spread in exchange for a commission of roughly $3.50 per side. Eightcap does not charge a withdrawal fee.

How do you withdraw money from Eightcap?

Eightcap processes withdrawals back through the funding method you used to deposit. Supported options include bank wire, debit and credit cards, PayPal, Skrill, Neteller, and cryptocurrency. The broker does not charge its own withdrawal fee, though your payment provider or bank may apply one, and processing times vary by method.

Is Eightcap available in the United States?

No. Eightcap operates through entities regulated by ASIC in Australia, the FCA in the U.K., CySEC in the EU, and the Securities Commission of the Bahamas, none of which are registered with the CFTC or NFA. U.S. residents cannot open an account.

Does Eightcap offer copy trading?

Not at this time. Eightcap has no proprietary copy-trading product, and in my testing the MetaTrader Signals Market that would normally let you copy other traders was disabled on its accounts. Traders who consider copy trading essential will want to look elsewhere.

What trading platforms does Eightcap offer?

Eightcap offers four third-party platforms: MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, TradingView, and TradeLocker. It does not run a proprietary platform of its own. Availability depends on your regulating entity: U.K. clients under the FCA are limited to TradingView, while EU clients under CySEC can use MT5 and TradingView but not MT4.

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