EIGHTCAP
FULL REVIEW 2026

Overview

Eightcap is a Melbourne-based broker regulated by ASIC (with additional entities including VFSC offshore), built around MetaTrader: raw spreads from 0.0 pips with $3.50/side ($7 round turn), some of the tightest tested EUR/USD spreads in the industry (~0.06 pips recorded in mid-2026 comparisons), ~25ms execution, and a $100 minimum deposit.

It offers roughly 800 instruments with an unusually wide cryptocurrency CFD range, TradingView integration, and copy-trading support. The trade-off versus Pepperstone: fewer platforms (no cTrader), fewer regulators, and a smaller instrument list overall.

Key Information

Leverage is shown as the retail cap set by the named regulator. A different group entity may offer more offshore, and a wholesale client may legitimately be offered more again.

All 10 Brokers Compared

Every broker we review, side by side. Spread and commission are shown separately because a headline “0.0 pips” means nothing on its own — the commission beside it is what you actually pay. Figures are the raw or ECN account where one exists, checked August 2026.

Broker	Platforms	Min dep	EUR/USD spread	Commission	Max leverage	Regulator	US	EU
IC Markets Australia · est 2007	MT4MT5cTTV	$200	0.0 pips	$7 RT	1:30 retail ASIC · 1:500 offshore	ASIC	No	Yes
Pepperstone Australia · est 2010	MT4MT5cTTV	$0 ▲	0.0 pips	$7 RT ($6 cT)	1:30 retail ASIC · 1:500 offshore	FCA · ASIC · CySEC	No	Yes
FP Markets Australia · est 2005	MT4MT5cTTV	$100	0.0 pips	$6 RT ▲	1:30 retail ASIC · 1:500 offshore	ASIC · CySEC	No	Yes
Eightcap Australia · est 2009 · ● HERE	MT4MT5cTTV	$100	0.0 pips	$7 RT	1:30 retail ASIC · 1:500 offshore	ASIC	No	Check
TMGM Australia · est 2013	MT4MT5cTTV	$100	0.0 pips	$7 RT	1:30 retail ASIC · 1:500 offshore	ASIC	No	Check
Vantage Australia · est 2009	MT4MT5cTTV	$50	0.0 pips	$6 RT ▲	1:30 retail ASIC · 1:500 offshore	ASIC	No	Yes
XM Cyprus · est 2009	MT4MT5cTTV	$5	0.6 pips	None	1:30 retail CySEC · 1:1000 offshore	CySEC · ASIC	No	Yes
IG United Kingdom · est 1974	MT4MT5cTTV	~$0	0.6–0.9 pips	None	1:30 retail FCA	FCA + 7 more ▲	FX only	Yes
Interactive Brokers United States · est 1978	MT4MT5cTTV	$0	institutional	per notional	1:50 retail US	SEC · FINRA + 4 ▲	No	Yes
eToro Israel / UK · est 2007	MT4MT5cTTV	~$50	1.0+ pips	None	1:30 retail CySEC	FCA · CySEC · ASIC	No CFDs	Yes

LEVERAGE NOTE: ASIC caps retail CFD leverage at 30:1 on major FX pairs, 20:1 on minor pairs, gold and major indices, and 10:1 on other commodities (Product Intervention Order, in force since 29 March 2021). CySEC and the FCA apply the same 30:1 major-pair cap. Higher figures shown here are offered by these brokers’ offshore entities, which sit outside those regimes and outside the investor-protection schemes that come with them. Check which entity is opening your account before you rely on any leverage figure.

Platforms: a lit chip means the platform is offered. ▲ marks the best figure in that column — on cost, lower is better, and spread and commission must be read together. Maximum leverage is the tier-1 regulated figure — offshore entities of the same brand often advertise more, with weaker protection. “Check” means availability depends on your country of residence and the entity that onboards you, so confirm before funding. Costs move with market conditions; the figure on your own account is the only real one.