Axi (AxiTrader) Vs. Eightcap - Compare and Choose the Right One


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Overview
Axi (previously known as AxiTrader) is an Australian broker offering CFDs products on FX, Stocks, Indices, Commodities and Cryptocurrencies.	Eightcap is an Australian MT4 & 5 CFD broker founded in 2009 that specialises in currency, commodities, indices, stocks and cryptocurrency trading.
Best For
Experienced FX Traders looking to benefit from their custom account offering High volume traders looking to benefit from their 0 pips spreads	Traders familiar with MT4 and MT5 platforms High volume traders looking for their specific asset offering combined with their Raw account’s low spreads Cryptocurrency speculators looking for CFDs on major pairs with low spreads
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 3 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
ASIC (Australia) FCA (Uk) ADGM (United Arab Emirates) SVGFSA (St. Vincent & the Grenadines)	ASIC (Australia) SCB (Bahamas)
The Good
Competitive account offering for all trader levels with spreads from 0 pips	Low spreads offered in their raw account Wide variety of cryptocurrency pairs with low spreads
The Bad
All assets are CFDs (No real stocks or ETFs offered) Extremely low asset offering (around 150 instruments)	Asset offering is low when compared to similar competitors Lacks platform variety as only MT4 & 5 are available All assets are CFDs, there is no ability to buy real shares
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
N/A	1 Day
Key Data
⌛ Account Opening Time
1 day minimum (may take longer)	1 Day
📋 Documents Required
Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder's name.	Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder's name.
📍 Year Founded
2007	2009
💳 Minimum Deposit
€, £, $, ¥ - 0	$100
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Sofort Giropay iDeal Polish Internet Banking Global Collect	Visa Mastercard Skrill Neteller Paypal Bank Transfer Fasapay POLi Payment CUP (China Union Pay) BPAY
💵 Account Base Currencies
10 - AUD, CAD, CHF, EUR, HKD, JPY, NZD, PLN, SGD, USD	7 - AUD, CAD, EUR, GBP, NZD, SGD, USD.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US	US, CA, SY, IR, CY.
📊 STP Account
No	No
📊 DMA Account
Yes	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Assets
📚 Available Assets
CFDs on stocks, commodities, currencies, cryptocurrencies, indices and ETFs.	CFDs on stocks, commodities, indices, currencies and cryptocurrencies.
📙 Stocks
50	600+
📘 Currency Pairs
140+	45
📗 Commodities
14	5
📕 Indices
14	15
📔 ETFs
N/A	N/A
💸 Cryptocurrencies
11	250+
📒 Bonds
N/A	N/A
📓 Options
N/A	N/A
📗 Futures
N/A	N/A
📝 Notes:
Axi offers only CFD products. This means popular asset classes like real stocks and ETFs are not available.	All of Eightcap’s assets are CFDs.
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
0.01 lots	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
0.01 lots	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
0.01 lots	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
0.01 lots	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
N/A	N/A
💪 Retail Leverage
Up to 1:30	Up to 1:30
💪 Professional Leverage
Up to 1:400	Up to 1:500
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	No
📱 Android App
Yes	No
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	Yes
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes (only on mobile devices)	No
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
$10 monthly after 1 year of inactivity.	No
💰 Deposit Fees
No	No
💰 Withdrawal Fees
No	No
💰 Commissions
Yes depending on account type (Standard: Zero, Pro: $3.50 per lot, Elite: $1.75 per lot)	Depending on account type: Standard account has no commissions but spreads start from 1 Pip Raw account has a $3.5 commission per lot round turn but spreads start from 0 Pips
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 1.4 Pips	From 0 to 1 Pip
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 90 Pips	From 40 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 20 Pips	From 21 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $1.45	N/A
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
N/A	N/A
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $40	Dynamic - From $16
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
No	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	No
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No