Eightcap Vs. Markets.com - 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.	Markets.com is an international broker that offers share dealing and CFD trading accounts through their own proprietary platform or MT4 and MT5.
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	Passive investors looking for share dealing services with the intent to hold shares over long perios of time High volume CFD traders looking for exposure to several markets using their platform, MT4 or MT5
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 2 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
ASIC (Australia) SCB (Bahamas)	CySec (Cyprus) FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) FSCA (South Africa)
The Good
Low spreads offered in their raw account Wide variety of cryptocurrency pairs with low spreads	Clear separation between investors and Traders by offering share dealing accounts and CFD trading accounts Wide range of platforms (Proprietary, MT4, MT5) Wide range of stocks and stock CFDs
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	Minimum trade sizes larger than average Spreads above average
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	2008
💳 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 Paypal Skrill
💵 Account Base Currencies
7 - AUD, CAD, EUR, GBP, NZD, SGD, USD.	11 - USD, EUR, GBP, PLN, SEK, DKK, NOK, ZAR, CZK, CHF, AUD.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, CA, SY, IR, CY.	US, JP, CA, BE.
📊 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	9,646
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	7,008
📙 Stock CFDs
600	2,008
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
45	67
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
5	28
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
13	40
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	466
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
250	25
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	4
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	1 Share
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	1 ETF
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	Varies by Crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	Varies by Commoditty (Eg: 1 Gold Contract)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Varies by Bond (Eg: 10 GER10Y Bond contracts)
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	300
✍ 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	Yes
💻 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	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	$10 each month after 3 months of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 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	No comissions on CFDs. For share dealing, the first 3 months are commission free, then the structure is: EU Shares = 0.1% (min €10) UK Shares = 0.1% (min £8) US Shares = 2c (min $15) AU Shares = 0.1% (min A$10)
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 1 Pip	Dynamic - From 0.7 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 40 Pips	Dynamic - From 100 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 21 Pips	Dynamic - From 50 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - From $1.81
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - From $0.31
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $16	Dynamic - From $104.10
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	Yes
🗓 Economic Calendar
No	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
No	No
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
No	No