Interactive Brokers Vs. Eightcap - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy

Interactive Brokers is a global brokerage founded in 1978 that holds 11+ high tier financial licenses and provides discounted electronic trading services in nearly all the globe with access to more than 100,000+ financial instruments.

Eightcap is an Australian MT4 & 5 CFD broker founded in 2009 that specialises in currency, commodities, indices, stocks and cryptocurrency trading.

• Seasoned investors looking for a one-stop shop to cover a variety of needs
• Global investors who seek the most reliable discount service available
• Traders from intermediate to advanced level

• 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

• SEC (United States)
• FINRA (United States)
• FCA (United Kingdom)
• ASIC (Australia)
• IIROC (Canada)
• MNB (Hungary)
• BSE (India)
• CBI (Ireland)
• FSA (Japan)
• CSSF (Luxembourg) CSSF
• MAS (Singapore)

• ASIC (Australia)
• SCB (Bahamas)

• High regulation
• Exceptional number of investment instruments (Above 100,000+)
• Competitive discount fees

• Low spreads offered in their raw account
• Wide variety of cryptocurrency pairs with low spreads

• Complicated account opening process
• Platforms are not beginner friendly
• Narrow choice of deposit options (Mostly bank transfers)

• 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

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• 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.

• Bank Transfer
• ACH (US only)
• Check (US only)
• Debit Card (US only)
• BPAY (Australia only)

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Skrill
• Neteller
• Paypal
• Bank Transfer
• Fasapay
• POLi Payment
• CUP (China Union Pay)
• BPAY

AF, SY, SO, SD, LY, NG, BI.

US, CA, SY, IR, CY.

One free withdrawal per month, subsequent are $10 per withdrawal or equivalent

Commissions depend on market and residency:

• US residents are eligible for zero commission US stock trading. Else, for US stocks it is $0.005/share with a minimum $1 and maximum 1% of the trade value.
• European stocks have €3 minimum and 0.05% trade value.
• Forex commissions are volume based starting at 0.20 basis points of trade value or $2 minimum per trade, and going low as 0.08 basis points and $1.
• Options start at $0.25 per contract and go as low as $0.15 per contract.
• Futures start at $0.85 per contract and go as low as $0.25 per contract

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