Eightcap Vs. Libertex - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


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Overview
Eightcap is an Australian MT4 & 5 CFD broker founded in 2009 that specialises in currency, commodities, indices, stocks and cryptocurrency trading.	Libertex is a broker headquartered in Cyprus that operates since 1997 and offers trading in over 250 financial instruments.
Best For
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	European-based traders who are looking to trade forex and cryptocurrencies Traders who need to monitor their positions through mobile apps Long-term investors in equities
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
ASIC (Australia) SCB (Bahamas)	CySec (Cyprus.
The Good
Low spreads offered in their raw account Wide variety of cryptocurrency pairs with low spreads	Clean and user-friendly trading platform Advanced mobile app with news integration for iOS and Android Zero commission stock investing
The Bad
Asset offering is low when compared to similar brokers Standard account spreads are relatively high (from 1 pip) All assets are CFDs, there is no ability to buy real shares	Doesn't support use of Expert Advisors (EA) Stock CFDs are limited to popular (blue chip) choices Weak regulatory framework
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!	No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!
Key Data
⌛ Account Opening Time
1 day	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
2009	1997
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$100	$100
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Skrill Neteller Paypal Bank Transfer Fasapay POLi Payment CUP (China Union Pay) BPAY	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill Paypal Sofort iDeal
💵 Account Base Currencies
7 - AUD, CAD, EUR, GBP, NZD, SGD, USD.	4 - EUR, GBP, PLN, CHF
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, CA, SY, IR, CY.	US, CA, SY.
📊 STP Account
Yes	No
📊 DMA Account
No	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	Hybrid
Total Asset Offering
913	374
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	100
📙 Stock CFDs
600	100
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
45	52
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
5	17
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
13	18
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	10
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
250	73
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	4
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$20 minimum trade size
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	$20 minimum trade size
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$20 minimum trade size
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$20 minimum trade size
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$20 minimum trade size
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	$20 minimum trade size
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
No	Yes
📱 Android App
No	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	Yes
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
No	Yes
📊 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
None	€10/month after 180 calendar days of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	Depending on the service - up to 1%, 2% withdrawal fee on an inactive account.
💰 Commissions
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	None
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 1 Pip	Dynamic - From 0 to 1.2 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 40 Pips	Dynamic - From 83 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 21 Pips	Dynamic - From 25 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - From $4
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - Market Spread
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $16	Dynamic - From $205
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
No	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
No	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
No	Yes
📡 Webinars
No	No