Eightcap Vs. Swissquote - 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.	Swissquote is a global broker and investment bank headquartered in Switzerland that offers traditional securities and CFD trading along with advanced research tools.
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	Traditional equity investors looking for a broad range of markets Experienced traders looking to benefit from their amazing research tools
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 4 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
ASIC (Australia) SCB (Bahamas)	FCA (UK) ADGM (United Arab Emirates) FINMA (Switzerland) MFSA (Malta) HKMA (Hong Kong)
The Good
Low spreads offered in their raw account Wide variety of cryptocurrency pairs with low spreads	Outstanding asset offering with more than 60 exchanges across the world Amazing research and analysis tools for all trader levels Thematic investments with preconfigured product baskets Offers banking services along with debit card
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	Their proprietary platform lacks many features and is not user friendly Their commissions are extremely high Overall everything feels complicated to use
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	1996
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$100	0
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Skrill Neteller Paypal Bank Transfer Fasapay POLi Payment CUP (China Union Pay) BPAY	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
7 - AUD, CAD, EUR, GBP, NZD, SGD, USD.	21 - AED, AUD, CAD, EUR, DKK USD, GBP, HKD, HUF, ILS, CHF, JPY, PLN, NOK, SGD, MXN, NZD, SEK, TRY, THB, ZAR.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, CA, SY, IR, CY.	US, JP, SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
Yes	Yes
📊 DMA Account
No	Yes
📊 ECN Account
No	Yes
Banking License
No	Yes
Debit Card
No	Yes
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	Hybrid
Total Asset Offering
913	175,533
Exchange Access
0	60
📙 Real Stocks
0	100,000
📙 Stock CFDs
600	0
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
45	80
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
5	12
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
13	26
📔 ETFs
0	1,400
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
250	12
📒 Bonds
0	54,000
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	3
📓 Options
0	10,000
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	10,000
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	From $50
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	From $50
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	From $50
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	From $50
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	From $50
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	From $50
💪 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	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	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	None
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	$10 per withdrawal.
💰 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	For CFDs there are no commissions as the spreads are the cost. For other assets from $9 up to $210 based on transaction volume and depending on the exchange.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 1 Pip	Dynamic - From 0 to 1.3 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 40 Pips	Dynamic - From 60 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 21 Pips	Unavailable
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - Market Spread
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - Market Spread
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $16	Unavailable
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	Yes
🗓 Economic Calendar
No	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	Yes
📡 Educational Content
No	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	No
📡 Video Tutorials
No	Yes
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
No	No